Rubio meets Orban in Budapest as US and Hungary to sign civilian nuclear pact

US secretary of state Marco Rubio with Hungary’s deputy foreign minister Levente Magyar, left Picture: Alex Brandon, Pool/AP

US secretary of state Marco Rubio was in the Hungarian capital on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his government during which they plan to sign a civilian-nuclear co-operation agreement heralded by US President Donald Trump.

Mr Trump has been outspoken in his support for the nationalist Mr Orban in the Hungarian leader’s bid for re-election in two months.