Only Eastern autocrats and fallen Western politicians? Orbán met with several former and incumbent leaders

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Hungarian press slammed PM Viktor Orbán that he would only meet with Eastern autocrats like Central Asian country heads, the President of Türkiye and Serbia, and fallen Western politicians like the former Slovenian prime minister, Janez Jansa, or Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s former chancellor. And it seems no EU or NATO heavyweight leaders will come to Hungary during the third greatest international sports event, the World Athletics Championships.

Orbán holds talks with Azeri president

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at a working visit in his office in Budapest on Sunday, Orbán’s press chief said. The talks focused on subjects linked to the security of Hungary and Europe, Bertalan Havasi said. The sides discussed issues linked to energy supplies, physical security, including the war in Ukraine, and steps required to combat economic difficulties, he added.

Similarly to earlier talks with the Turkmen president, energy supplies were a highlighted topic, he said. Hungary is receiving 100 million cubic metres of natural gas from Azerbaijan this year and an agreement has been signed on the storage of 50 million cubic metres of gas in Hungary, also, with physical gas transport links having been established between the two countries, he added. Aliyev is scheduled to attend events of the August 20 national holiday and the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Havasi said.

Orbán meets Kyrgyzstan leader at working visit

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held bilateral talks with President of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov in his office in Budapest on Sunday, Orbán’s press chief said. The sides at the meeting were in agreement that the dynamic political dialogue between their respsective countries offered a good foundation and helped further strengthen cooperation, Bertalan Havasid said. Hungary remains dedicated to continuing these efforts, he added.

They also established that the opening of a Kyrgyz embassy in Budapest and the start of visa issuance at the Hungarian embassy in Bishkek fulfilled expectations, he said. These steps significantly contribute to the development of friendly relations between the people of Hungary and Kyrgyzstan, he added.

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  1. Who else can be interested in meeting someone like the 5XL paranoid gangster? Trash attracts trash. Similia cum similibus congregantur.

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