Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and political director Balázs Orbán received economics professor Jeffrey Sachs, a lecturer at the most famous American universities, on Friday at the Carmelite monastery, Bertalan Havasi, head of the Prime Minister's Press Office, informed MTI.
The focus of their discussion was the war in Ukraine, they agreed on the importance of an immediate ceasefire and peace talks, and that
Western countries should be much more careful in providing military support to Ukraine.
According to Viktor Orbán and Professor Sachs, the expansion of the war must be avoided before some irreversible tragedy occurs.
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In the photo published by the Prime Minister's Press Office, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (j) and economics professor Jeffrey Sachs (b), who teaches at the most famous American universities, hold a meeting in the Carmelite Monastery on December 9, 2022. Next to them is Balázs Orbán, the prime minister's political director(s). The focus of their discussion was the war in Ukraine, they agreed on the importance of an immediate cease-fire and peace negotiations, and on the fact that Western countries should act much more cautiously when it comes to providing military support to Ukraine.
Photo: MTI/Prime Minister's Press Office/Benko Vivien Cher
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Economics professor Jeffrey Sachs came to Budapest at the invitation of the MNB and gave a lecture on the deeper connections of these crises, with particular regard to the causes of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
You can read more about the professor's presentation here.
