Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a joint press conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 17, 2022. Viktor Orban and Jair Bolsonaro agreed to strengthen the two countries' cooperation in several areas, according to a joint press conference here on Thursday. (Photo by Szilard Voros/Xinhua)
BUDAPEST, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro agreed to strengthen the two countries' cooperation in several areas, they said in a joint press conference here on Thursday.
According to Orban, Brazil counts among the European Union's (EU) nine strategic partner countries. It is also a non-member partner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Bolsonaro and Orban signed three agreements on defense, humanitarian cooperation, and hydraulic management and sanitation.
Orban listed several areas where the two leaders shared a common stance, which include migration, free trade, and military cooperation.
Bolsonaro also met with Hungary's President Janos Ader. Their talks focused on ecological issues. ■
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (not seen in the picture) in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 17, 2022. Viktor Orban and Jair Bolsonaro agreed to strengthen the two countries' cooperation in several areas, according to a joint press conference here on Thursday. (Photo by Szilard Voros/Xinhua)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attend a joint press conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 17, 2022. Viktor Orban and Jair Bolsonaro agreed to strengthen the two countries' cooperation in several areas, according to a joint press conference here on Thursday. (Photo by Szilard Voros/Xinhua)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a joint press conference with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (not seen in the picture) in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 17, 2022. Viktor Orban and Jair Bolsonaro agreed to strengthen the two countries' cooperation in several areas, according to a joint press conference here on Thursday. (Photo by Szilard Voros/Xinhua)