US Treasury's Bessent meets with Hungarian foreign minister on shared priorities

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the White House, in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met on Wednesday with Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto to discuss shared economic and national security priorities, the Treasury said in a statement.

"Secretary Bessent emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Hungary relationship and continued coordination between the two countries at this important time for Europe," the Treasury said in a readout of the meeting, which it described as introductory.