Magyar defeated Orbán in April’s election and notably chose Warsaw as the destination for his first international trip as prime minister, which aims to rebuild regional alliances.
“The Visegrad Group may regain its vitality and its influence within the European Union,” Magyar said during a joint press conference in the Polish capital. “I am personally ready for us to expand this Visegrad cooperation to include other countries.”
Hungary’s prime minister added the expanded format could include “the Nordic countries, perhaps Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania,” or Western Balkan countries that are not part of the EU.
Magyar also said Hungary, as current president of the Visegrad Group, could try to organize a summit in Budapest before the end of June.
“I will be more than happy,” Tusk said. “I have waited many, many years for this moment to sit down again at the same table with a Hungarian, a Slovak, and a Czech to discuss what we can do together for our nations and in Europe.”
Tusk similarly stressed the importance of rebuilding bilateral ties.