Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attends a joint press conference with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Tbilisi, Georgia October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary summoned the Swedish ambassador over comments by Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson regarding Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's visit to Georgia earlier this week, the foreign ministry in Budapest said on Wednesday.
Orban's visit immediately after a hotly contested parliamentary election in Georgia has attracted criticism among some of Hungary's partners in the European Union and NATO.