Pending visits by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin are in “different phases”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told public radio. Merkel’s visit has a date and agenda set but Putin’s is only planned, with no decisions yet on the time or topics to be discussed.
Political and economic cooperation with Russia should be kept going despite the current tense situation over Ukraine, Orbán said, adding that a visit by Putin would be “sooner than later” this year.
Merkel’s visit had different connotations, and because he met her every two months in Brussels this appeared “less unusual” for Hungarians …read more
Source: The Budapest Times
