​(Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)

The State of Israel welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who will arrive today (Wednesday, 18 July 2018) on a three day official visit.

During his visit, PM Orban will meet with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin and Chief Rabbi David Lau. He will also visit the Western Wall and Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, where he will lay a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance.

PM Orban’s visit will promote the good bilateral relations as expressed, inter alia, by Hungary’s support of Israel’s position in European and international fora and by emphasizing the importance of the continued struggle against anti-Semitism.

The visit is taking place one year after PM Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary, during which a meeting with the four prime ministers of the Visegrád Group (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) also took place. During that meeting, PM Orban undertook to protect the Jewish community in Hungary from all expressions of anti-Semitism and expressed his sorrow regarding Hungary’s actions during the Holocaust.