On Monday the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi, told kormany.hu that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Chairman of Fidesz, has sent a letter to Sebastian Kurz congratulating him on his election as the new Chairman of the Austrian People’s Party.

Prime Minister Orbán wrote the following to the new Chairman of the Austrian People’s Party:

“I am grateful for the fact that in recent years, during your work as the Republic of Austria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hungary has always been able to count on your support and constructive approach in finding solutions to our common problems, at the same time building on the historical friendship between our nations and on our shared Christian values. I look forward to cooperating with a renewed People’s Party and assure you that both I and my party, Fidesz, are ready to support the realisation of your goals as your party’s chairman.”