Magyar’s program in Poland started with a meeting with the Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Grzegorz Ryša. Negotiations with state officials in Warsaw await him only the following day, on Wednesday.
The new Prime Minister of Hungary, Péter Magyar, arrived on Tuesday as part of his first foreign trip for a two-day official visit to Poland. In Kraków, where he arrived by regular flight with a delegation of several ministers, he reminded journalists of his interest in strengthening the grouping of the Vyšehrad Four. Referring to the index.hu server, a reporter in Budapest reports on this.
In Poland, Magyar first met with Krakow Archbishop Cardinal Grzegorz Ryša, and he will meet with state officials in Warsaw only later on Wednesday.
Meetings in Krakow
Magyar and members of his delegation had a private meeting with Cardinal Ryš in the Wawel Cathedral.
He told reporters that he chose the trip to Poland as part of a tradition, and that he was proud to be able to further strengthen Polish-Hungarian friendship. He mentioned that he often quoted the motto “do not be afraid” associated with Pope John Paul II. He emphasized that he was pleased that relations between Budapest and Warsaw could return to their previous level.
Strengthening cooperation V4
According to Magyar, Hungary must strengthen cooperation between the V4 countries – the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. He did not rule out the possibility of inviting Austria to this grouping.
He recalled that the former Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro fled to the United States, and that the ex-minister and his wife probably left the continent by transiting through another country of the Schengen area. According to him, the couple could have left Hungary a few hours before his inauguration as prime minister.
Meetings in Warsaw and Gdansk
In the Polish capital, Magyar will meet Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocký. In Gdansk, he plans to hold talks with ex-president and former leader of the Solidarity trade union movement Lech Walesa.
The Hungarian Prime Minister is accompanied by seven ministers. The delegation will travel from Krakow to Warsaw by train. After visiting Poland, Magyar will continue to Vienna and then return to Budapest by train.
