Pompeo Discusses Closer Strategic Ties With Hungarian Premier Orban - US State Department

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed boosting defense and strategic ties in a phone conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the State Department said in a readout on Tuesday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd January, 2019) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed boosting defense and strategic ties in a phone conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the State Department said in a readout on Tuesday.

"Secretary Pompeo and Prime Minister Orban discussed the importance of strengthening the US-Hungary strategic relationship, including bilateral defense ties," State Department deputy spokesperson Robert Palladino said in the readout on Tuesday.�

Hungary last week attacked a vote by the European Parliament making European Union funding conditional on respect for the bloc's values, fueling the EU-wide tensions running high ahead of the European parliament election.

Orban's government in Hungary, like President Donald Trump's administration in the United States, is seeking to maintain strong border defenses to prevent waves of illegal immigrants entering the country.