Bertalan Havasi, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Press Office, has informed kormany.hu that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of congratulation to Alexander Van der Bellen, who was elected Austria’s new head of state on Sunday.

“I look forward to our joint work in the years ahead, with which we can contribute to the development of the Central European region, and to solving the challenges faced by the European Union”, the Prime Minister wrote.

Mr. Orbán assured the new Austrian president that he is prepared for the wide-ranging development of relations and for a further deepening of the partnership with the leadership of the Republic of Austria, Mr. Havasi said.

(Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister)