Vance to visit Hungary, meet with Orban next week ahead of election
Vance to visit Hungary, meet with Orban next week ahead of election
By Christian MartinezThu, April 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM UTC
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to mebers of the media as he travels to Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
By Christian Martinez
LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Hungary and hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orban from April 7-8, the White House announced Thursday.
Reuters was the first to report the planned trip last month.
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Vance will visit Budapest and deliver remarks, the White House said in a statement.
The visit comes days ahead of Hungary's April 12 election, which is set to be Orban's toughest since he seized power in 2010.
(Reporting by Christian Martinez; Editing by Sergio Non and Mark Porter)
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