President Novák Invited to Qatar at Budapest Meeting with Emir

  • 22 Aug 2023 4:02 PM
  • Hungary Matters
President Novák Invited to Qatar at Budapest Meeting with Emir
President Katalin Novák met the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in her office.

Novák said on Facebook after the meeting that they had discussed further possibilities of cooperation between Hungary and Qatar.

“I thank the Emir for his invitation, we will meet again in Qatar in the near future,” she added.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accompanied the emir on a visit to Parliament on Monday.



Orbán showed the Qatari emir around Kossuth Square and walked with him up the grand staircase of Parliament to the Dome Hall, and they viewed the Holy Crown and coronation insignia.

The prime minister bade farewell to the emir at the end of his official visit to Hungary.

  • How does this content make you feel?

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Matters

Launched in January 2014, this newsletter published on week days covers 'everything you need to know about what’s going on in Hungary and beyond', according to its publisher the state media agency MTI.

  • Watch: March of the Living Held in Budapest

    Watch: March of the Living Held in Budapest

    • 12 May 2025 2:04 PM

    The 21st March of the Living event was held in Budapest on Sunday afternoon with participants marching from the Shoes on the Danube Bank monument, crossing Chain Bridge and then to the Varkert Bazaar area.

  • Budapest Assembly Debates Pride: Progress or Pushback?

    Budapest Assembly Debates Pride: Progress or Pushback?

    • 27 Feb 2025 4:15 PM

    The Budapest Assembly on Wednesday discussed issues regarding the Budapest Pride Festival, the government's plan to put railway stations into private hands and of a proposal aiming to ensure the transparency of the municipality and its companies.