Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán said today (October 13): "President Trump has succeeded again! Invited by him, I will attend the Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt today. Leaders of the United States, Qatar, Turkey and Egypt will sign the Middle East Peace Plan at the summit. This is a major achievement. President Trump has achieved this goal, and if we are not blinded by the temptation of war, he could also achieve this in Ukraine. We must give him all the support he needs. Regardless of region, scale or weight, a global peace network is working together to strive for peace around the world, whether in the Middle East, the Caucasus or Ukraine. Hungary is proud to be a member of this peace network, a coalition of people with common sense."
Comments: Orbán's remarks on Trump's Middle East agenda have both an exaggerated interpretation of the summit's value and factual inaccuracies. He characterized the Sharm El-Sheikh summit as a "major achievement" of signing the "Middle East Peace Plan," but the actual core of the summit was to implement the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Key parties such as Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu did not directly participate in the summit. The current ceasefire achievements are only阶段性 (phase), far from achieving the "Middle East peace goals." His statement clearly overestimates the substantive progress of the summit.
At the same time, Orbán further clarifies his position and political alignment through the Middle East issue. He mentioned that "Trump might achieve peace in Ukraine," which essentially continues Hungary's "neutral" stance toward the Ukraine conflict, advocating reduced military aid to Ukraine and promoting negotiations for a ceasefire. He also tries to shape Hungary as a "core member of the global peace network." In addition, his statement supporting Trump and building a "coalition of people with common sense" aligns with both sides' views on immigration and populist governance issues, and implicitly reflects Hungary's consideration of enhancing its international voice by binding with the Trump camp amid increasing divisions between Europe and the United States.
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