Diplomacy

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch PVV party, on winning the snap election late on Wednesday, the PM's press chief said.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Switzerland, and his agenda includes talks with the country's leaders in Bern on Tuesday and a keynote political speech in Zurich on Wednesday, the prime minister's press chief said in a statement.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Lorenzo Fontana, the head of Italy's Chamber of Deputies, in Budapest on Thursday, the prime minister's press chief said.

The majority of the world, "outside the transatlantic bubble", wants peace, the state secretary for bilateral relations said on Tuesday, after an official visit to Kyrgyzstan.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Wednesday said he has signed important agreements with Romanian Energy Minister Sebastian Burduja that will allow Hungary to continue to rely on Romania's cooperation in guaranteeing the country's energy security.

Hungary and Slovakia are prepared "to write the best-ever chapter of their cooperation", Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after meeting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava on Tuesday.

Relations with America are likely to improve if Donald Trump wins the US election next November, according to a public opinion survey published on Tuesday.

Hungary considers Uzbekistan an important partner in the Central Asian region, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said at talks with Nuriddonjon Ismailov, speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan, in Budapest on Friday.

President Katalin Novak has met David Hurley, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia in Sydney, to discuss developing economic ties and fighting illegal migration, the Sandor Palace said on Friday.

Marton Nagy, the economic development minister, has met Alibek Kuantyrov, Kazakhstan's minister of national economy, the ministry said on Friday.