Hungarian officials said Thursday that relations with Sweden are at their “lowest point” and called on the Nordic country to take further “steps” to build that trust as it seeks to win its support for NATO membership.
“The relationship between Sweden and Hungary (…) is at its lowest point, and confidence-building measures are needed,” Viktor Orbán’s government spokesman Gergely Gulyas told a press conference, the daily Magyar Nemzet reports.
Last year, Finland and Sweden applied at the same time to join NATO.
However, only Helsinki managed to enter this week formally.
Meanwhile, Hungary and Turkey continue to stonewall Sweden.
Budapest has repeatedly reproached criticism of Prime Minister Orbán’s management coming from the Nordic country, while Ankara argues that they are not doing enough against Kurdish groups operating on its territory.
With information from LGI