RTL: More than 50 million forints of public money was spent on Viktor Orbán's 2023 trip to Kazakhstan

The Hungarian government spent over 50 million HUF for a trip to Kazakhstan for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his delegation to attend a summit of the Turkic States Organization. The exact number of travelers is unclear, but they flew on a military aircraft and spent two days in Astana. Travel costs approached 30 million HUF, with 12 million allocated for accommodation. Estimates suggest the flight cost at least 25 million HUF. The Fidesz party commented briefly that "this is how diplomacy works."

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