RTL: Orbán's two-day trip to Kazakhstan could have cost at least 55 million.

The visit of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his delegation to Kazakhstan in November 2023 may have cost at least 55 million HUF in public funds. The delegation traveled on a military aircraft and spent two days in Astana. The costs, excluding travel, approached 30 million HUF, with 12 million HUF allocated for accommodation. The flight is estimated to have cost at least an additional 25 million HUF. Orbán attended the 10th summit of the Turkic States Organization and held bilateral talks, receiving an award from the Kazakh president. Recent data revealed that Orbán's foreign trips in 2024 and 2025 would cost a total of 2 billion HUF, with significant expenses for VIP lounges. The Fidesz party responded to inquiries about the Kazakhstan trip by stating, "This is diplomacy."