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Rubio’s visit aims to strengthen US ties with Hungary and Slovakia amid regional tensions and ahead of Hungary’s April elections, following Trump’s endorsement of Orban.
- Next week, Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, will travel to Budapest on Sunday and Monday after President Trump endorsed Viktor Orban.
- Next week President Donald Trump endorsed Viktor Orban, who trails Peter Magyar ahead of April 12, as Hungary's election approaches.
- Tommy Pigott said Rubio will meet Hungarian officials to bolster bilateral and regional interests, including peace processes and the US-Hungary energy partnership, and will represent the United States at the Munich Security Conference.
- The trip comes amid rising U.S.-EU tensions after Trump's Greenland remarks, with Orban enjoying warm relations with Vladimir Putin and having received a U.S. exemption on Russian energy sanctions last year.
- Orban's past stance on migration made him popular with many Trump supporters, and Fico's recent visit to Trump in Florida caused a denied controversy, Politico reported.
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He will be here between Sunday and Monday and will also discuss strengthening the energy partnership between the United States and Hungary.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Hungary and Slovakia next week after President Donald Trump publicly backed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who according to opinion polls is trailing ahead of the April election.
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Rubio to visit Hungary after Trump backs right-wing ally Orban
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to Hungary, the State Department said Monday, after President Donald Trump endorsed its right-wing leader Viktor Orban, who is trailing in polls ahead of April elections.
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