Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with the members of the Permanent Council of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (MKPK) on Tuesday, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief, Bertalan Havasi informed Hungarian news agency MTI.

According to Mr. Havasi, the meeting was also attended by Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog, Deputy Prime Minister for National Policy Zsolt Semjén, Minister heading the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister Antal Rogán, President of the MKPK András Veres, Archbishop of Eger Csaba Ternyák, Primate and Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest Cardinal Péter Erdő, Bishop of Pécs György Udvardi and Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference Gábor Mohos.

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At the meeting, the parties discussed current issues relating to cooperation between the Catholic Church and the Government and opportunities of the further development of the Pázmány Péter Catholic University, in addition to which they reviewed the Catholic Church’s conceptual approach to nursery schools, the Prime Minsters Press Chief said in the statement.

(MTI)