'Astonished' Germany says Hungary cancels foreign minister meeting
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arriving for a press conference, following their meeting in Moscow, on July 5.
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FRANKFURT - Hungary has cancelled a meeting for July 8 in Budapest with Germany's foreign minister and her Hungarian counterpart, a German foreign ministry official said on July 5.
The German ministry said it was "astonished" and that a "serious and honest" discussion was needed after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Russian President Vladimir Putin
The Hungarian foreign minstry and a government spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Moscow meeting was the first meeting of an EU leader with Mr Putin in Moscow since April 2022, two months after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The talks angered some European Union leaders who warned against appeasing Moscow and said Mr Orban did not speak for the EU.
The German foreign ministry official said that the meeting would be rescheduled. REUTERS
