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Friday, November 22, 2024
Hungarian PM Orban invites Netanyahu on official visit after ICC warrant
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he is inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pay an official visit to Hungary, saying he will guarantee that an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Netanyahu will “not be observed.”
⚡️Netanyahu receives official invitation from Orban, the Hungarian president, to visit his country in defiance of the ICC ruling. pic.twitter.com/RMKDUtxkSy
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) November 22, 2024
Orban, whose country holds the European Union’s rotating six-month presidency, tells state radio that the ICC’s arrest warrant was “wrong” and says the Israeli leader will be able to visit Hungary “in adequate safety.”
The #ICC arrest warrant against Prime Minister @netanyahu is brazen, cynical and completely unacceptable. I invited Prime Minister Netanyahu for an official visit to Hungary, where we will guarantee his freedom and safety. pic.twitter.com/uRDoP307uL
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) November 22, 2024
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