Zsolt Németh, Head of the Hungarian parliament's foreign affairs committee, said the chances of lasting peace in the world have grown with the inauguration of the new US administration.
Speaking at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday, Németh told the assembly that a ceasefire and peace talks in Ukraine were "within reach" thanks to the Trump administration.
Németh welcomed the "flexible stance" of the Ukrainian leadership and expressed hope that President Vladimir Putin would take the same approach.
Németh told MTI by phone that Tuesday's debate on the "new world order and a report on the need to renew the rules-based international order" offered a chance to review changes brought about by the Trump administration.
"The new interpretation of domestic security and migration in the US is especially important for the Council of Europe, a humanitarian organisation. This could have a serious effect on migration, which is an important factor for the CoE," Németh said.
The Trump administration's conservative values in gender and family policy, and its "classic, conservative interpretation of human rights", had serious backing in Europe, he said.
National sovereignty and the representation of national interests were expected to grow in value in such an environment, he said.