“Azerbaijan borders in the south with Iran, and in the north – with Russia. Hungary borders in the West with Germany, and in the east – with Russia. We went through this. We know the situation. We know how difficult it is to manage the people in such a difficult situation. It helped us a lot to strengthen friendship. ” So said the Prime Minister of Hungary at the official dinner in honor of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.
Hungary Prime Minister noted that “over the past ten years, I have learned a lot from President Aliyev – how to manage the country well in an extremely difficult environment. Unfortunately, I could not adopt all his knowledge, because we are prone to radicality, and he – and he – A politician known for more moderate views. I must learn from him how to become more successful in the international arena. “
According to Orban, in 2010 Hungary made a very important decision: “We looked at the world to determine where we can find strategic partners. We were in search of not only financial interests, but more strong friendship, because NATO, European Union – all this is fine, but they have already lost its former attractiveness. “
noting that in 2010 they decided to move towards Azerbaijan, the Prime Minister of Hungary said that it was then that his friendship began with President Aliyev and the first lady.
“As you know, according to Hungarian historians, during a long campaign on the eastern side of the Ural mountains, we spent a certain time on the territory of modern Azerbaijan. That is why we are grateful to President Aliyev for supporting Hungary to organize the Turkic states as an observer, therefore that there is a cultural similarity between the two countries. It is not so obvious, because from a certain time we have become Christians, and Azerbaijan was able to maintain our Muslim identity, ”said Orban.