Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received President of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) Hunor Kelemen in his office on Tuesday. Mr. Kelemen informed the Prime Minister about the political situation in Romania, and the parties also discussed issues relating to culture and education that are important to Hungarians living in Transylvania, Minister of State heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister Bertalan Havasi informed the kormany.hu government news portal.

At the meeting, the parties determined that the first phase of the economic development programme aimed at enabling the Hungarian minority in Romania to prosper in the land of their birth had come to a successful close, and that the programme will continue. The parties also agreed that the further development of cultural and education institutions that serve the preservation of the Hungarian identity in Transylvania is required, towards which the Hungarian Government will continue to provide assistance in future, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief said.

(kormany.hu)