Orbán: Budapest is a must-visit city

The World Athletics Championships and other similar top sporting events send a message to the world that Budapest is “must-visit” city, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio on Friday.

Orbán said sports events were a boon economically but more importantly focused the world’s attention on the host country.

After hosting a string of top events over the past few years, Hungary is now “within arm’s reach of hosting a Champions League Final“, he added, thanking the organisers and volunteers for their work.

Meanwhile, the prime minister noted that he will host a dozen official bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the athletics championships and the 20 August national holiday, referring to meetings with the Turkish president, the Serbian president and the Emir of Qatar and “political friends” from Central Asia region such as Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. Meetings will also take place with business representatives from all over the world, largely from western Europe and China, he said.

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