Orbán Discusses Ukraine, US - Hungary Relations With US Senator McCain
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
US Senator John McCain had talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and opposition leaders in Budapest on Friday. McCain, on a one-day visit to Hungary heading a bipartisan delegation composed of two senators and six congressmen, told a news conference he had assured Orbán and opposition politicians that the United States would remain a committed ally and friend of Hungary.
He added that there were concerns over the state of democracy in Hungary, including serious ones, in the country and beyond. These problems should be resolved by Hungarians in a democratic way, he said. The country’s democratic institutions, its system of checks and balances and rule of law should be strong enough to support the process, the senator for Arizona added.
The prime minister’s press chief, Bertalan Havasi, told MTI that Orbán had agreed with McCain that economic cooperation between the US and Hungary was excellent, as demonstrated by 9 billion dollars US investment in Hungary.
Leaders of Hungary’s opposition Unity alliance met McCain in Parliament and discussed current affairs, Attila Mesterházy, leader of the Socialist Party, Gordon Bajnai, the head of the E14-PM opposition alliance, as well as several representatives of the Socialist Party, PM and the Liberal Party attended the meeting.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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