Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán speak on the telephone

He added that the two leaders had spoken about the importance of border defence, and that they had agreed that a country which is unable to defend its own borders can no longer remain a country at all.

The Minister said that the US president encouraged Mr. Orbán to strongly defend Hungary’s southern border. Mr. Orbán reassured the President that Hungary is committed to continuing its current migration policy and will defend its borders.

Mr. Szijjártó said that Mr. Orbán stressed the importance for Hungary of the EU regaining its competitiveness, as almost 80 per cent of Hungarian exports are to EU Member States.