Diplomacy

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will participate at a panel discussion with Kevin Roberts, the head of the conservative Heritage Foundation, in Washington D.C. on Thursday, March 7, the PM's press chief said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán travelled to Belgrade on Saturday, for talks with President Aleksandar Vucic, Orban's press chief said.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Antalya, Turkiye, on Friday, with Hungary-Bulgaria economic relations and energy security high on the agenda, the PM's press chief said in a statement.

Hungary and Italy already maintain significiant cooperation in security and the economy, while developing energy cooperation will add an another dimension to existing relations, the foreign minister said in Rome on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto welcomed it as good news for Hungary that the leaders of the four Visegrad Group countries agreed on continuing the bloc's cooperation at their meeting in Prague on Tuesday which he said was also in Hungary's national interest.

The Visegrad cooperation has "meaning and future" despite differences in opinion on support for Ukraine, the Hungarian prime minister said after attending a summit of the Visegrad Group in Prague on Tuesday.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has congratulated Tamas Sulyok on his election as Hungary's next president.

Hungary and Iran both have an interest in developing economic cooperation in sectors not subject to sanctions, such as the pharmaceutical industry, the health and food industries and water management, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Tehran on Thursday.

The heads of government of the Visegrad Group are scheduled to meet in Prague on Feb 27, the Czech government office said on Monday.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Monday said he believed there was "a strong will" on Hungary's part to finalise Sweden's NATO accession.