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Turkey-Hungary Strategic Cooperation Council to meet in Nov.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend the Turkey-Hungary Strategic Cooperation Council in Istanbul in November, with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Government sees strengthening cooperation with Turkey as economic and security priority
Trade between Turkey and Hungary surpassed one billion euros in the first quarter of 2021 alone.
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Turkey turns to Hungary for vaccine testing
The foreign minister said Turkey would welcome help from Hungarian experts during the clinical phase of testing its coronavirus vaccine.
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President Áder sends condolences to Turkish president following earthquake
“Allow me, on behalf of the Hungarian people and in my own name, to express condolences to the families of the victims and wish a full and speedy recovery to the injured,” President Áder said.
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PM Orbán strengthens ties with Turkey following President Erdoğan’s official visit to Hungary
Talks on the agenda focused on migration, military cooperation, the TurkStream gas pipeline and other pressing topics.
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PM Orbán with President Erdoğan: “Without President Erdoğan’s Turkey, it is not possible to halt migration to Europe”
In a joint press conference following the signing of ten bilateral agreements, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Hungary’s foreign policy thinking starts from the premise that without President Erdoğan’s Turkey, it is not possible to halt migration to Europe. Furthermore, PM Orbán touched upon cooperation between the two countries in terms of security, energy, and culture before closing with the topic of EU enlargement.
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PM Orbán discusses bilateral and international affairs with President Erdoğan
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has discussed bilateral and international affairs with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Baku.
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Hungary builds stronger relations with Turkey
Minister Szijjártó said that a “new world order” was emerging under which changes in the global economy and global policy resulted in a new system of relations
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FM holds talks with Turkic Council Head
According to the foreign ministry, the Hungarian government’s opening to the East policy plays a vital role in the country’s foreign policy
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Magyar Eximbank signs cooperation agreement with Turk Eximbank
Hungary’s Eximbank has set up a pool of 420 million USD to boost bilateral economic cooperation
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PM Orbán and President Erdogan unveil renovated 16th century tomb of Gül Baba
The tomb of Gül Baba is the burial place of the dervish poet and soldier sent to Buda in 1541 by Sultan Suleiman
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A strong Europe requires a strong and stable Turkey
“The security of Hungary is directly related to the stability of Turkey,” Prime Minister Orbán said during a joint press conference after his talks on Tuesday with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Later, he reiterated Turkey’s indispensable role in stopping the flood of illegal migrants and spoke about economic ties between Hungary and Turkey.