Hungary will sign a defence industry deal with Sweden, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said ahead of a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Budapest later on Friday, as Hungary prepares to finally ratify Sweden's NATO bid, Reuters reports.
"We will close all pending issues, and we will sign a defence industry deal, a serious one considering Hungary's size, and we will also lay down some decisions or ... goals about military cooperation," Orban told state radio. He gave no details.
"On Monday the Hungarian parliament will put the final seal on it," Orban told radio.
Sweden applied to join the transatlantic alliance nearly two years ago in a historic policy shift away from non-alignment prompted by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Fidesz commands a huge majority in parliament and it could have approved the Nordic country's membership at any time since the relevant legislation was submitted to lawmakers in mid-2022.
