Orban holds talks with patriarch of Melkite Greek Catholic Church

Prime Minister Viktor Orban, together with Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen, held talks with Youssef Absi, the patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, in the form of a luncheon in the Carmelite monastery in Budapest, the PM's press chief said on Tuesday. Given the absence of direct diplomatic links between Hungary and Syria, the Hungarian government aims to assist the country's Christian communities via its Hungary Helps humanitarian programme, the Hungarian leaders said.