Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked Prime Minister Orbán for his letter, which he sent last week to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel. Mr. Netanyahu praised the progress that Hungary and Israel have made with relation to developing bilateral relations and within the framework of V4-Israel cooperation. The Israeli Prime Minister also recalled his visit to Budapest last year, during the course of which he experienced the strong support that the Hungarian Government is affording local Jewish communities to help them preserve their heritage and prosper.