OREANDA-NEWS The Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi, has told the press that in the Parliament Building on Monday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Jan Figel, the European Union’s Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief.

Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog also attended the meeting, the central topic of which was how it would be possible to take more coordinated action in an institutional manner to protect persecuted Christians.

“Hungary is a staunch supporter of such efforts and is prepared to provide all possible assistance to the work of the Special Enjoy”, Mr. Orbán stressed. Mr. Figel also told his Hungarian hosts about his experiences during his recent visit to Iraq.