Anita Orban — no relation to former Prime Minister Viktor Orban — told a parliamentary foreign affairs committee that Magyar would also visit Vienna and Brussels, and that she would accompany him on the trips.
Magyar had pledged during the election campaign to make Warsaw his first foreign destination, framing the visit as an effort to rebuild what he called the "thousand-year Polish-Hungarian friendship". He repeated the commitment in his election-night speech and subsequent public appearances.
Anita Orban told the committee Hungary would place "special importance" on restoring ties with Poland, which she described as essential to reinvigorating the Visegrad Group. She also pledged to build relations with the Czech Republic and Slovakia "on new foundations".
"Hungarian foreign policy will not be guided by party interests or the interests of a third state, but by the interests of a sovereign Hungary", she said.
She added that the new government's goal would be to resolve disputes with partners while "firmly and constructively" defending Budapest's interests — positioning Hungary as a "predictable, credible and cooperative partner".
Orban was pointed in her assessment of her predecessor's record, saying Viktor Orban's government had used its EU veto too often, "developing its political theater".
Magyar was elected prime minister by the National Assembly on Saturday. Parliamentary hearings for his ministerial nominees began Monday. The new government will comprise 16 ministries.
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Source: PAP