According to Dutch media outlets NOS and RTL, Orbán did not reiterate his earlier demand for an apology from Rutte over what he described as “problematic” opinions on Hungary.

The apology was one of Hungary’s conditions for supporting Rutte as the successor to Jens Stoltenberg.

The second condition, a guarantee that Hungary would not have to fund Ukraine or send personnel to the country, was met by Stoltenberg last week.

This cleared the path for Rutte, who has backing from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and Turkey.

Romania is the only remaining NATO members yet to endorse him, following Slovakia’s decision to endorse him on Tuesday.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, who is also running for the NATO top job, has highlighted the need for better representation of Eastern European states in Euro-Atlantic leadership roles.

Decisions within NATO require unanimous support from all 32 member countries.