U Budimpešti se Babacan susreo s nizom parlamentarnih i viših vladinih zvaničnika, između ostalih s ministricom vanjskih poslova Kingom Goncz, koja je pozdravla napore Turske ka članstvu u EU.
In Budapest, Babacan met with a number of parliamentary and senior government officials, including Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz, who welcomed Turkey's efforts towards EU membership.