Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, on Monday, met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, and President of the Hungarian Parliament, Laszlo Cofer. Meetings dealt with bilateral relations and regional and international issues. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Safadi highlihted bilateral cooperation between the two countries in various fields, and affirmed joint keenness to strengthen them bilaterally and within the framework of partnership with the European Union (EU). They also discussed cooperation against regional challenges. Safadi and his Hungarian counterpart held an expanded talks that focused on increasing cooperation between the two countries in various fields. Safadi and Szijjarto, who visited Jordan three times over the past four years, stressed the importance of bilateral relations and within the EU framework. Hungary is scheduled to take over the six-month presidency in the second half of 2024. The two ministers discussed the necessary steps to increase cooperation in several vital areas, including economy, investment, defense, education, tourism, agriculture, youth, environmental protection, water, and vocational training. The meeting covered the ongoing preparations for holding the third session of the Jordanian-Hungarian Joint Economic Committee meetings, in July in Budapest, and a business forum on their sidelines focusing on , food and medical equipment sectors. The two ministers agreed to hold a round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries in implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed in 2008. They also agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding for cooperation and exchange of expertise and courses for diplomats between the Jordanian Diplomatic Institute and the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy. Safadi and Szijjarto signed a cultural cooperation program between the two governments countries for 2024-2027, aimed at strengthening friendship between the two peoples, and promoting cooperation in culture and arts fields. The two ministers also discussed efforts to resolve crises in the Middle East and the Ukrainian crisis. The regional side of the talks focused on the Palestinian cause, the Syrian crisis and the refugee challenge.

Source: Jordan News Agency