“Today, we had talks with the Swedish defense minister in Stockholm, and we signed an agreement we could call historic: we will work together on developing the Gripen, and on many other important bilateral issues,” he said in the video.

“The Gripens that are coming from Sweden are an iconic multifunctional combat aircraft of the Hungarian Air Forces, a defining force of Hungarian defense,” the minister said.

“Swedish-Hungarian ties, especially since Sweden’s NATO accession, have been elevated to a strategic level,” he noted.

Despite opposing views on issues such as the war in Ukraine, “we have conducted a valuable and honest discussion,” Szalay-Bobrovniczky said.