Asked what Hungary can be most proud of in 2023, the prime minister noted the Nobel prizes received by Hungarian scientists Katalin Karikó and Ferenc Krausz.
The prime minister said it was unprecedented for the EU to start integration talks with a country at war.
Parliamentary elections are expected to be held in North Macedonia in the first half of 2024 and polls show that VMRO-DPMNE is the most popular party.
A fresh poll by the Center for Fundamental Rights found that 58% of registered voters were in favor of PM Orbán against 18% who preferred his one-time challenger, Péter Márki-Zay.
The two politicians' discussion had a special emphasis on the protection of children against gender ideology.
Hungary needs to protect its independence and the “pro-peace position against the Biden administration and Brussels," the prime minister said.
The prime minister met with Wang Yi, the director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party, for a private dinner on Sunday.
Pressure posed by migration is rising and is slowly becoming “unbearable” for the bloc’s western members as well, the prime minister said.
“From what the Ukrainian president said, it’s clear this war will drag on. We can’t count on it ending soon,” PM Orban said, adding that Hungary would continue to aid Ukrainians by humanitarian means but “we won’t deliver weapons”.
“Finally! Dear Ursula von der Leyen, dear Manfred Weber, welcome to the club!… We’ve been fighting for stronger borders for 10 years. As it turned out we Hungarians have been right all along,” PM Orbán said.
The prime minister said the two countries have decided to strengthen cooperation because the international environment “is more dangerous than ever”.
According to the prime minister, the Hungarian position is clear: Hungarian people want their voices to be heard in Brussels, too.
The two politicians discussed bilateral relations and topical international affairs at a working dinner.