Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 20th Dec. Prime Minister OF Hungary Viktor Orban and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday signed an agreement to elevate the bilateral ties to “priority strategic” level, according to news media reports.
Mr. Orban told in a joint press conference after signing the agreement that “in the language of diplomacy, this expresses the strongest possible friendly, brotherly and political cooperation”.
He spoke about the bilateral ties said that the volume of trade in goods has doubled over the past 10 years, with 500 Turkish companies operating in Hungary and 100 Hungarian companies in Turkey.
Orban added that Turkish investments in Hungary are increasing both in number and value, extended to new areas, such as railway development and defence industry agreements.
He emphasized the importance of Turkey in Hungary’s security, especially in managing migration.
Mr. Erodgan said “Turkish-Hungarian relations are friendly, with long-standing roots, and both sides have the intention to expand them,”.
Hungarian President Katalin Novak received President Erdogan, and they held talks.
Both nations signed 17 agreements which covered various areas during the Turkish President’s visit to Hungary.
Commerce, energy security took the forefront, with mutual agreements in natural gas transit and procurement, the press release stated.
Turkey will become a source for Hungary’s natural gas purchases next year, it added.
Erdogan also took part at the opening concert of the joint Hungarian-Turkish cultural season.
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