Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived on an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday. He first met Borjana Kristo, the Chair of Bosnia’s Council of Ministers, in Sarajevo

After the Sarajevo meeting, Orban will travel to Banja Luka where he will meet with the President of Republika Srpska (RS) entity, Milorad Dodik.

Dodik said earlier he would hand over the Order of RS on a necklace to Orban. On this occasion, the city of Banja Luka was decorated with Hungarian flags.

The Hungarian prime minister was awarded the said Order during the unconstitutional January 9 holiday which is marked as the Day of RS, which Orban did not attend.

The Hungarian leader is one of Dodik’s key pro-Russian allies.