The meeting with US President Donald Trump was important for Hungary because it strengthened the two countries’ alliance in the fields of economic, foreign and security policy, as well as on the issues of migration and aid to persecuted Christians, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told the public media after his visit to the White House.
Viktor Orban said that the meeting had strengthened the two countries’ alliance in a number of areas. In a video he posted on Facebook, Orban called Trump a strong, “clear-headed” and “target-oriented” leader, who “exactly knows what he wants”.
At their press conference on Monday, Trump praised the efforts of Orban to preserve Hungary’s security.“People have a lot of respect for this prime minister,” Trump said. The president called Hungary a “very good member of NATO”. Trump also praised Orban’s handling of illegal migration.
“I would like to express that we are proud to stand together with the United States on fighting against illegal migration, on terrorism and to protect and help the Christian communities around the world,” Orban told reporters. Trump replied: “You have been great with respect to Christian communities. You have really put a block up, and we appreciate that very much.”
