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Orbán in Azerbaijan: Hungary can offer Turkic Council bridgehead to Europe
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Hungary can offer the Turkic Council a bridgehead to Europe and the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Baku on Tuesday.
Addressing the 7th Turkic Council summit, Orbán said Hungary was fighting to get the enlargement and neighborhood policy portfolio in the new European Commission.
“Our chances are not bad, but it’s a tough battle,” he said. “If we succeed … then there will be close cooperation with Azerbaijan within the Eastern Partnership and [EU] membership negotiations with Turkey.”
“We will be pleased to be at your service,” he added.
Orbán noted that Hungary’s Eximbank has opened a credit line with Turkic Council member states, adding that 195 million euros was available for Hungarian-Turkish cooperation and 80 million euros each for Hungary’s Kazakh, Uzbek and Azeri business ties. Those with Kyrgyzstan will have a pot of 27 million euros available.