If Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accepts the invitation, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be happy to see him in Moscow. The telex.hu server reported this on Thursday with reference to the Interfax agency, according to which Putin added that Orbán is always welcome in Russia. The correspondent of TASR in Budapest informs about it.
- Putin invited Orbán to visit Moscow and considers him welcome.
- The meeting of the two leaders is planned to take place on Friday in Moscow.
- Orbán emphasized Hungary’s exemption from American sanctions and energy security.
- The negotiations will cover issues of cooperation, such as energy and the construction of a power plant.
- Orbán and Vučič met in Subotica before the planned meeting with Putin.
According to Putin, Moscow contacted the Hungarian side about the meeting. “Viktor Orbán is one of those people who sees reality and determines his political position based on it,” said the Russian president, according to whom the two countries cooperate on several issues, such as the Paks nuclear power plant expansion project and energy supply.
According to telex.hu, Orbán will meet Putin in Moscow on Friday. The server’s Hungarian government information center said on Wednesday that the prime minister informs the public about foreign trips in the usual way. According to the server, this means that they neither confirmed nor denied the information about Orbán’s trip. The Hungarian prime minister is traveling to Moscow at a time when important negotiations regarding the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war are underway, the server noted.
At a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday in Subotica, Serbia, Orbán recalled that ensured that Hungary was exempted from US sanctions and also ensured that both oil and gas were available for import. He indicated that he would hold negotiations with this goal on Friday. “Let’s hope they will be successful,” he added.
