11 September Prime Minister Orbán met with President of the Moldavian Parliament Marian Lupu, who was in Budapest on a courtesy visit.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke at the opening session of the Hungarian Parliament following its summer recess, stating that Hungary is in a different situation than in 2008 and a different International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement is necessary. He highlighted that the country is stronger than it was four years ago with larger room for manoeuvre, which is a result of the policy linking the country’s success to greater autonomy and independent decision-making.
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, there will be an agreement between the Hungarian government and the International Monetary Fund, but not based on the conditions that were revealed on Thursday. This is why the cabinet is elaborating alternative IMF/EU negotiation positions – he added on Kossuth Radio's 180 minutes program.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to pay an official visit to Germany in October, and meet Chancellor Angela Merkel for talks on bilateral ties of strategic importance as well as European issues, Péter Szijjártó, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations told Hungarian News Agency MTI today.
The Deputy State Secretary, Senior Advisor to the Hungarian Prime Minister Jenő Megyesy and Ambassador of Hungary to the United States György Szapáry spoke briefly with the Vice President on the first day of the Democratic Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. In recent years the former senator, who has widespread foreign policy experience, has advised President Barack Obama on several international issues and is expected to be re-elected in his position.
Talks with the International Monetary Fund and European Union are expected to be concluded in autumn this year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday.
Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin is attending the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which takes place this week in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Budapest’s annual Jewish Summer Festival has become one of the most important and most popular cultural events in Hungary. This year the festival was held for the fifteenth time, between 26 August and 4 September, and it provided an amazing range of events, such as klezmer-influenced urban and pop music, classical and jazz performances, concerts and exhibitions.
“The mission of the National University of Public Service (NUPS) as a 21st-century institution of higher education is the continuous renewal of the Hungarian statehood” – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed at the opening ceremony of the NUPS academic year in the Orczy Park, Budapest on 3 September. The Hungarian Prime Minister held his speech after Dr. András Patyi, the rector of the NUPS opened the academic year 2012–2013.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán emphasised on Monday that Hungary complied with international regulations regarding Ramil Sahib Safarov’s transfer to Azerbaijan. He added that the rules of international law are shaped openly and not on the basis of secret agreements.