REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), offered scholarships to Indonesian students planning to continue their studies in the Hungary.

"I have discussed with the President our offer to award scholarships to Indonesian students to study in Hungary," Orban said after a bilateral meeting with President Jokowi at the Presidential Palace on Monday.

In the early stage, the government of Hungary will provide scholarships to 50 Indonesian students.

The scholarship is expected to strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and Hungary in the future.

Prime Minister Orban's visit to Indonesia also came up with two documents of cooperation (MoUs) in the field of fisheries and aquaculture as well as in the field of higher education exchange program.

"We are a member country of the European Union which looks at Indonesia as a big country which is also a member of G-20. In our view, Indonesia is not only a country but a continent which plays a very important role in the world," Orban stated.

He also lauded Indonesia's effort to counter terrorism and stabilise the security conditions within just three hours of an attack in Jakarta last month.

"It is indeed considered a world record in handling terrorism. It also shows us that Indonesia is a stable country," Orban said.

Therefore, he believed that bilateral cooperation with Indonesia must be developed on a long term, based on friendship, mutual understanding and mutual benefit.

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