Diplomacy

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke with Recep Tayyip Erdogan by phone and congratulated the Turkish president on his victory and the outstanding success of his AK Party in the first round of Turkiye's presidential and parliamentary elections, on Wednesday, Orbán's press chief told MTI.

President Katalin Novak held talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Reykjavik on Tuesday during the Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday congratulated Ludovit Odor on becoming Slovakia's new prime minister, Orbán's press chief said.

Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, will hold talks in Beijing on Monday with his schedule including "critically important topics" to be discussed.

The negative effects of the war in Ukraine can be felt in both the Maldives and in Hungary, despite the many thousands of kilometres that separate them, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, adding that "both countries belong to the global pro-peace majority".

Laszlo Kover, the Speaker of Parliament, has arrived in Seoul for an official visit, Parliament's press office said on Monday.

Cooperation between Hungary and Singapore is based on mutual respect and a common belief in the importance of national sovereignty as well as a rejection of outside interference, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, said in Singapore on Wednesday.

Viktor Orbán and Aleksandar Vucic have discussed raising military industrial cooperation between Hungary and Serbia to a new level, the prime minister's press chief said on Saturday.

Norway makes a major contribution to Hungary's air defences, a vital part of the country's defence capabilities, Defence Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said after talks with Norwegian counterpart Bjorn Arild Gram in Oslo on Thursday.