The prime minister said US President Donald Trump was re-negotiating tariffs with all countries where the US had a deficit, aiming to improve the current situation.
Robert Palladino said US President Donald Trump "prided himself" on keeping his promises and acting swiftly, "so we're looking forward to an exciting period".
The pair discussed the new era of Hungary-US relations and future opportunities for cooperation between the two countries.
"If Donald Trump can't broker peace in Ukraine, no one can," the foreign minister said, adding that Hungary fully supports Trump's endeavors.
"We are involved in a fight for civilisation, with progressives on one side and patriots on the other," said the prime minister.
Minister Szijjártó said on Facebook that the current economic, political and moral crisis of Europe was clearly visible even from the other side of the Atlantic.
Minister Szijjártó welcomed the fact that it was once again confirmed that the US administration considered the Hungarian government a friend, and considered developing bilateral relations important.
Minister Szijjártó said Marco Rubio had insisted that peace talks had offered the only realistic chance for bringing an end to the killing.
Minister Szijjártó said the most important topic currently was "brokering peace in Ukraine".
The meeting will take place at 5pm CET today in Washington, D.C.
The US and Russia agreed that they would continue the dialogue and discussed restoring political and economic ties.
Minister Szijjártó said the sides would discuss rolling back sanctions that hurt Hungary's interests and advancing bilateral cooperation.
"It is time we talked about the real path to peace," said Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.