The key facts

  • Isaac Herzog met with Hungarian President András Baka in Budapest on October 20, 2026
  • Baka called the meeting 'fruitful discussions' and urged not to take peace and security for granted
  • According to reports, Herzog's motorcade drove without Israeli flags — reportedly due to security considerations; this has not been independently confirmed

Presidential meeting in Budapest

Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Hungary on a visit on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, and held a meeting with the country's president, András Baka, in Budapest, the Anadolu agency reported.

Baka's statement

András Baka, in a post on the X platform, called the talks 'fruitful discussions.' 'We must never take peace, security and stability for granted. Our responsibility is to learn from the past and work toward a safer, more stable and more peaceful future,' he wrote.

Motorcade without flags

Videos on social media, as noted by Anadolu, showed that Herzog's motorcade traveled through Hungary without Israeli flags. According to reports, the absence of flags may have been related to security considerations, but this information has not been independently confirmed.