Szilárd Németh, of the ruling Fidesz party, said that committee chairman Zsolt Molnár, of the opposition Socialists, would contact Goodfriend in line with the diplomatic protocol, and invite him to next week’s committee meeting.

At Wednesday’s meeting held behind closed doors, interior ministry state secretary László Tasnády and officials of the National Security Service and the tax office NAV briefed the committee.

NAV leader Ildikó Vida was also invited to the meeting, but she failed to attend. NAV deputy leader Árpád Varga declined to comment, but he denied being on the US blacklist.

Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban.

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