"The two leaders highlighted that one of the greatest challenges at present for both countries and their respective regions – South East Asia and Europe – is migration," the statement said. "They noted that both regions have seen the emergence of the issue of co-existence with continuously growing Muslim populations." Orban said that Hungary was in favour of trade cooperation between the EU and Myanmar. Fiercely anti-immigration, Orban has repeatedly clashed with Brussels over the issue and waves off criticism that he is undermining democracy in Hungary. A former opposition politician in Myanmar, Suu Kyi spent nearly 15 years in house arrest under the former junta, but her reputation as a rights champion has been severely tarnished after she failed to speak up for the persecuted Rohingya minority in her country.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 05, 2019 20:15 UTC