OREANDA-NEWS. At a reception organised in honour of Széchenyi Prize recipients on Tuesday in the Pesti Vigadó building, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that at troubled intellectual and political times, as Hungarians, we can only do one thing: invest in and hold on to what we are the best at, and this is sciences.

Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister said that at the event organised on the occasion of the 225th anniversary of the birth of István Széchenyi, the Prime Minister said that men of culture and sciences have a special place in the hearts of the Hungarian people, and scientists awarded by the most prestigious state award Széchenyi Prize may also provide a number of valuable and useful piece of advice to political decision makers.