Orbán and Trump: peacemakers meeting in Mar-a-Lago, Florida – PHOTOS, VIDEO
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is meeting former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for talks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Friday, the PM’s press chief said.
The Hungarian delegation headed by Orbán arrived at Mar-a-Lago at 5pm local time, and are scheduled to have an hour-long meeting with Trump and his team, Bertalan Havasi told MTI. The talks will be followed by a dinner and a concert, he said.
The name for peace is Trump, PM Orbán’s video says:
FM Szijjártó: ‘Trump as strong US president would guarantee stability of global security’
Orbán is set to meet the former US president in Palm Beach later in the day which will be their third bilateral meeting. The foreign ministry cited Szijjártó as saying that the substantial lead Trump established in the Republican primaries this week practically guaranteed his nomination for the November election.
“So we can say that our prime minister will soon be meeting the Republican challenger [to the Democratic presidential candidate],” Szijjártó said.
Szijjártó said he was convinced that had Donald Trump been elected US president in 2020, the war in Ukraine would not have happened, and the conflict in the Middle East could be resolved much faster.
He underscored that Hungary-US relations were at their peak when Trump was the president of the United States.
Meanwhile, Szijjártó said he will hold talks on boosting bilateral economic ties, underlining the importance of cooperation with Florida.
He said he will meet with the head of the recently established Hungarian Chamber of Business and Commerce in Florida as well as representatives of electronics maker Jabil, which employs 4,000 people in Hungary.
Other Florida-based businesses also have significant investments in Hungary, he said, adding that the Hungarian Chamber of Business and Commerce could be of help to the several Hungarian companies interested in entering the Florida market.
The minister said that if Florida were an independent state, it would be the world’s 14th largest economy, adding that this made cooperation with the state important. Trade turnover between Hungary and Florida came to 300 million US dollars last year, he said.
Szijjártó also mentioned Hungary’s cooperation with Florida in sports, noting the rising popularity of teqball, a Hungarian invention, in the state.
Orbán held panel discussion in Washington before
The US Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, on Thursday hosted a panel discussion entitled “The Future of Relations between the United States and Hungary” with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a guest participant, the PM’s press chief said.
Orbán held the panel discussion with Kevin Roberts, the think-tank’s president, and the audience included renowned US right wing politicians, analysts and public personalities, Bertalan Havasi said. The programme was introduced by Vivek Ramaswamy, a US conservative politician, commentator and former Republican presidential candidate.
The participants said the world needed a new movement to fight for justice, tradition, families and ordinary people.
At the event held behind closed doors, Orbán was asked about the successes of Hungary’s conservative family and economic policies, the war in Ukraine, US-Hungary relations, President Donald Trump, and his personal political beliefs.
After the programme, Orbán met Steve Bannon, US media personality, political strategist and Trump’s former advisor, at the Hungarian embassy in Washington, DC.
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