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Orban, Erdogan Agree to Strengthen Energy Cooperation

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  • Hungarian Prime Minister Orban held talks with Turkish President Erdogan on Sunday in Budapest where bilateral energy cooperation and the matter of ratifying Sweden's accession to NATO were on the agenda of talks, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Szijjarto said. An agreement establishing a priority strategic partnership and offering mutual assistance in emergency situations will be signed at another visit by Erdogan to Budapest on December 18, he added.
  • Orban also held talks with leaders of countries in central Asia and the Western Balkans over the weekend. Talks concerned energy supplies, security - with special regard to the war in Ukraine and migration - as well as fighting economic difficulties, MTI report.
  • Orban will host the leader of Qatar in Budapest at some point today, with energy, agriculture and defense among the topics to be discussed.
  • There are no major data releases on the docket today. Average wage and unemployment rate data are the highlights later in the week.

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