Bence Rétvári thanked the members of the 80th Hungarian police contingent for helping to intercept the migrants seeking to make their way to western Europe via the Western Balkan route.
The Hungarian commander said North Macedonia is key in keeping peace and security in the region.
PM Orbán and Mickoski discussed issues around the European integration of the Western Balkans, illegal migration, and the economic and energy crisis caused by the Ukraine war.
The foreign minister said it is “unfair” because the country has introduced all the required measures.
PM Orbán underscored Hungary’s support for North Macedonia’s accession to the EU and for involving the Western Balkan country in the ongoing series of conferences on the future of the bloc.
Hungarian police are committed to preventing the entry of illegal migrants into Hungary and the European Union.
A Fidesz MEP has slammed a debate held in the European Parliament on Hungarian influence in Slovenian and North Macedonian media as a “smear campaign” against Hungary.
Thirty Hungarian police officers left on Monday for North Macedonia to assist local authorities in border protection duties.
The Hungarian officers will patrol North Macedonia’s borders and areas inside the country to prevent illegal entry and apprehend possible entrants as well as human smugglers.
The foreign ministry has announced that the Hungarian government welcomes North Macedonia’s accession to NATO.
The migration crisis at the Turkey-Greece border was also discussed, as well as political challenges facing the European People’s Party, of which both Fidesz and VMRO are members.
Twenty members of the 40th Hungarian contingent have headed to Serbia and thirty members of the 45th contingent to North Macedonia to patrol the borders.
The Hungarian police force stated that it is committed to stopping illegal migrants from entering Hungary and the European Union.