V4 cooperating in times of trouble, says Orbán after meeting on new virus

Commenting on a V4 meeting on Wednesday to discuss the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the leaders of the Visegrad Group were cooperating well “in times of trouble as well as in good times”.

The coronavirus outbreak was high on the agenda of the meeting in Prague of member states’ prime ministers.

Referring to confirmed Covid-19 cases in Poland and the Czech republic, Orbán said it had been “a good decision” to hold the meeting in view of the fact that the virus had reached the Visegrad countries.

Although there are as yet no confirmed cases in Hungary, “we cannot pretend that Hungary can stay out of this,” Orbán said. The country has to be prepared to contend with the virus, he added.

At the meeting, the heads of government reviewed the risks and protective measures regarding Covid-19, and coordinated their governments’ actions, Orbán said.