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Hungary
Balazs Orban, Hungarian PM Orban's new pillar of strategic foreign affairs

Balazs Orban, diplomatic adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (photo from 2015). © Kyodo/MaxPPP

Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is about to split in two. Peter Szijjarto, who has led the ministry for the past decade, will remain in charge of trade, while ambitious young spin doctor Balazs Orban will head the diplomatic corps. [...]

Published on 09.05.2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Antal Rogan
Balazs Orban
Informacios Hivatal
Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mathias Corvinus Collegium
Peter Szijjarto
Sandor Pinter
Viktor Orban

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Hungarian PM Viktor Orban (left) and his adviser Balazs Orban.

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