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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with conservative Israeli political leader
- Diplomacy
- Source: Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister/MTI
On Thursday in the Carmelite Monastery, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Director General of Tikvah Fund Israel Amiad Cohen, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.
The conservative politician came to Hungary at the invitation of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation. However, the purpose of his visit also includes acquainting himself with the activities of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) and strengthening Hungarian-Israeli right-wing relations in the areas of education and publishing.
The meeting of Mr Orbán and Mr Cohen was also attended by Balázs Orbán, the Prime Minister’s political director and chair of the Board of MCC, Mr Havasi reported.
The Tikvah Fund is a conservative non-profit foundation registered in Manhattan whose mission is to support Israel and Jewish conservatives. Its Israeli subsidiary Tikvah Fund Israel primarily focuses on creating conservative education, the translation of publications and the education of the next generation of conservative politicians.
