00:00Because of the special relationship between the Americans and the Hungarians, now we have
00:05the American-Hungarian Friendship Day, and thank you very much that you are so kind to
00:13upgrading that day by your presence.
00:16So thank you very much.
00:16On behalf of the Hungarian people, I just welcome you for heart to do.
00:20Great.
00:21Well, thank you.
00:22It's lovely to be here in Budapest, a beautiful city filled with amazing people.
00:25Like you said, the relationship and friendship between Hungary and the United States is very
00:29important to us, in part because we love the Hungarian people and this amazing nation culture,
00:35but in part because the President loves you, and so do I, because you're such an important
00:40part of what has made Europe strong and prosperous.
00:45You're one of the true statesmen, I would say one of the only true statesmen in Europe, one
00:48of the few people who can talk to people from all over the world, can play the role of peacemaker,
00:53who can play the role of economic statesmen.
00:57We have a lot of great economic relationships, trade relationships that we're going to talk
01:00about today, but most of all, I just appreciate Victor's friendship because it is very rare
01:06you have somebody with his combination of diplomatic skill and wisdom.
01:11It's very, very important to us that we continue to keep this relationship ongoing, and I know
01:16you have an election in five or six days, and we wanted to come and say good luck.
01:20That's what you're doing.
01:21That's right, and I know we're going to talk to the media afterwards, I believe, so for
01:26now, thank you all, it's good to see you, and we'll take some questions later.
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