SAUDI ARABIA: Hungarian Prime Minister Orban attends business meeting in Riyadh to tighten cooperation between the two countries

Record ID: 188839

  • Title: SAUDI ARABIA: Hungarian Prime Minister Orban attends business meeting in Riyadh to tighten cooperation between the two countries
  • Date: 6th October 2011
  • Summary: RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (OCTOBER 4, 2011) (REUTERS) **CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY** HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER VIKTOR ORBAN ENTERING THE COUNCIL OF SAUDI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WIDE OF CONFERENCE HALL WITH SAUDI AND HUNGARIAN DELEGATIONS ORBAN SEATED AT MEETING HUNGARIAN DELEGATES LISTENING TO PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL OF SAUDI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ABDULLAH SAEED AL-MOBTY (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL OF SAUDI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ABDULLAH SAEED AL-MOBTY, SAYING: "By presiding over the European Union at the session of June 2011, you may work on urging the European side to sign a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council." VARIOUS OF DELEGATES LISTENING TO AL-MOBTY'S SPEECH WIDE OF MEETING HUNGARIAN DELEGATE TAKING NOTES MEETING (SOUNDBITE) (Hungarian) HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER, VIKTOR ORBAN, SAYING: "In addition to the existing coalition with the Western world, we want to add new coalitions with countries such as your country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." VARIOUS OF DELEGATES LISTENING TO SPEECH (SOUNDBITE) (Hungarian) HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER, VIKTOR ORBAN, SAYING: "Speaking for Hungary, we have obtained two-thirds majority in recent elections and thus Hungary became the most stable country in Central Europe and in all of Europe." ORBAN LISTENING TO SAUDI DELEGATE (SOUNDBITE) (Hungarian) HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER, VIKTOR ORBAN, SAYING: "I would like us today to agree upon and to set up a joint economic committee." ORBAN AND AL-MOBTY DURING MEETING AL-MOBTY PRESENTING GIFT TO ORBAN WIDE OF CONFERENCE HALL WITH DELEGATES APPLAUDING
  • Embargoed: 21st October 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
  • Country: Saudi Arabia
  • Topics: Business,International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA3CP5V7VOK3ZIIGTY1J1NI4IWZ
  • Story Text: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday (October 4) held talks with Saudi business delegations in an attempt to increase economic relations between the two countries.
    The President of the Council of the Saudi Chamber, Abdullah Saeed al-Mobty welcomed Orban and his delegates in Riyadh for bilateral talks.
    "By presiding over the European Union at the session of June 2011, you may work on urging the European side to sign a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council," al-Mobty told Orban at the start of their meeting. Orban replied that Hungary was interested in adding Saudi Arabia to their coalition partners.
    "Speaking for Hungary, we have obtained two-thirds majority in recent elections and thus Hungary became the most stable country in Central Europe and in all of Europe," Orban told the Saudi delegation. He then asked al-Mobty to agree on a joint economic committee.
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