Italian, Hungarian PMs meet before Hungary assumes EU Council presidency

ROME, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni here on Monday as Hungary prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).

During their meeting, the two leaders praised what Meloni called the "excellent state" of bilateral relations.

They discussed demographic challenges in both countries, which are intensif