Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Saudi Arabia's Shura Council Speaker Abdullah ash-Sheikh met for talks on Monday regarding ties in the economy and education, with Economy Minister György Matolcsy also present at the meeting.

Prime Minister Orbán expressed the government’s intent, as part of its strategy of opening up to the East, to place a portion of Hungarian exports on the Eastern market, and sought cooperation with Saudi Arabia in achieving this.  He would be glad for as many personal ties to be formed between the two countries as possible. Therefore Hungary is urging a rise in the number of Saudi students who study in Hungary. Abdullah ash-Sheikh hailed closer relations between the two countries and stressed the need to strengthen bilateral ties.

(Prime Minister’s Office)