A distinctly different stance from that expressed by the European Union through the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borel, was expressed on Friday by Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán, regarding Benjamin Netanyahu and the warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court.

He said he would not only invite Israel’s prime minister to Hungary, but would ensure that “the controversial arrest warrant will not be executed.”

Speaking on Hungary’s state radio station, Orbán, who holds the EU presidency for the current six months, said the arrest warrant for Netanyahu “is wrong.”

At the same time, he sent a message to his Israeli counterpart that he would be able to conduct negotiations in Hungary “with sufficient security.”