PM Orbán In Phone Talks With Trump

  • 18 Feb 2020 11:04 AM
  • Hungary Matters
PM Orbán In Phone Talks With Trump
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently had talks with US President Donald Trump by phone, the PM’s press chief told MTI.

Orbán and Trump discussed foreign policy issues such as the importance of combatting illegal migration and border protection, Bertalan Havasi said.

The two leaders also touched on the situation in the Middle East, he said, adding that Trump had asked Orbán to relay his appreciation to the,

“Successful and great Hungarian people”.


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