The plane, operated by the Ukrainian company Antonov, carried two of the four MiG-29 fighters that Belarus donated to Serbia.
The Hungarian Defense Ministry confirmed the information that the plane was making a technical landing in Budapest.
“The Ukrainian An-124 (Antonov) from Belarus on its way to Serbia (via Ukraine and Romania) was forced to stop on May 16, 2021 for technical reasons,” the Hungarian Defense Ministry said in a written response to the Hungarian Radio Free Europe service.
According to the newspaper, this is not the first time when weapons intended for Serbia are brought from sanctioned countries through the airspace of EU and NATO member states.
European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said that control over the export and transit of weapons from the EU member states is governed by national legislation, the EU Council’s common position on the control over the export of military equipment and equipment and the arms trade agreement.
“These rules are legally binding on all member states and are applied under their responsibility and under the supervision of national authorities,” he stressed.
At the same time, Stano added that the common position of the European Union among its main provisions establishes eight criteria for assessing risks for applications for the export and transit of weapons, including the observance of human rights and international humanitarian law by the country of destination, as well as the preservation of regional peace, security and stability.
The Ministry of Defense of Serbia noted that they do not have data on the landing of an aircraft with fighters in Budapest.
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