Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief, has informed kormany.hu that while in Malta for the European People’s Party’s congress, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with former Italian prime minister and Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi.

Mr. Havasi said that the parties reviewed the economic situation in Europe and discussed current Italian domestic political affairs.

Photo: Balázs Szecsődi/Prime Minister's Press Office

Mr. Orbán and Mr. Berlusconi reinforced cooperation between their parties.

Mr. Havasi added that Mr. Orbán had invited Mr. Berlusconi to visit Hungary.