Hungarian premier credits Türkiye as sole nation to achieve results on Russia-Ukraine war via Grain Deal

By Esra Tekin

ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye is the only country that has achieved results in efforts concerning the Russia-Ukraine war through the grain deal it helped broker last year, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban said on Monday.

"We have advanced the Türkiye-Hungary relationship to the level of enhanced strategic partnership. I don't know if there is anything beyond this in diplomatic terms. I believe this is the strongest in terms of friendship and brotherhood," Orban said in a joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Hungarian capital Budapest.

The remarks came after the sixth meeting of the Türkiye-Hungary High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council held at the Carmelite Monastery.

Orban also emphasized that without Türkiye, Hungary had no security.

Emphasizing the significance of bilateral relations, Orban said Erdogan presented a monumental project for the next century.

'The coming century will be yours (Türkiye's). We believe in this and made agreements," he said.

During the visit by Türkiye's delegation led by Erdogan, the two countries signed a 17-article cooperation agreement to raise relations to the level of enhanced strategic partnership.