Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared at the Puskás Suzuki Cup, the international football recruitment tournament, that the future of every country is shaped by its youth, and that this reinforces the importance of the Government regarding sports as a priority.

The Prime Minister emphasized that sport is a field in which young people may set far-reaching goals and with courage, talent and perseverance, the sky is the limit. Viktor Orbán declared that the Government would sign a sports development plan within the first half of the year that will include the recruitment and infrastructure development of 16 sports, as well as the education of trainers and other sports professionals.

At the press conference, Georghe Hagi, who played 125 times for the Romanian national team, said that he was glad that a Prime Minister is such a great fan of football and sports, and that he hoped Romania would follow this example.

(Prime Minister’s Office)