During his visit to the United Kingdom connected to the Becket Week, President János Áder met Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street on 24 May. The two leaders touched upon the upcoming EU referendum in the UK and exchanged views about climate change and global water issues.
Talking about the EU referendum, which is to take place on 23 June, Prime Minister Cameron informed President Áder that polls showed growing support for staying inside the EU. He expressed the hope that this would also be reflected in the results of the referendum.
President Áder proposed to Prime Minister Cameron that the world’s ten largest greenhouse gas emitters, among them the United Kingdom, should use the momentum gained by the Paris Climate Change Agreement to reach an even more ambitious agreement. The President also proposed that the OECD could coordinate climate cooperation between either the G7 or G20 countries in finding cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for storing excess renewable energy.
Global water issues were briefly touched upon as well as Hungary is due to host a World Water Summit in November this year.
Source: Embassy / MTI
