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Viktor Mikita, Governor of Transcarpathia visited Budapest on 12 April at the invitation of László Lehel, President-Director of Hungarian Interchurch Aid. One of the main objectives of his visit was to learn about the coordination behind the relief programme in Ukraine, which has helped 500,000 people since the beginning of the war, as well as…
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