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The Hungarian economy must be built on know-how and innovation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 9, 2018 4:13 PM
“From the perspective of Hungary’s sustainable development, it is important for the production-based economy established in the country since 2010 to become an economy that is based on know-how and innovation”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed before Parliament’s Sustainable Development Committee on Monday in Budapest.
A strong Visegrád voice is also in the EU’s interests
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 9, 2018 1:58 PM
“The appearance of a ‘strong Visegrád voice’ in the debate on the future of Europe is also in the interests of the EU”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungary offers assistance to Thailand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 9, 2018 1:50 PM
“Hungary has offered its assistance to the Thai Government to help rescue the junior football team that has been trapped in the Tham Luang cave system”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday in Budapest.
Egypt is in negotiation with Hungary concerning the procurement of 1300 railway cars
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 9, 2018 11:19 AM
“Egyptian State Railways would like to procure 1300 railway cars from Hungary; the negotiations are still ongoing, but an agreement is expected to be concluded within the next 6-8 weeks based on which a Hungarian-Russian joint venture will be manufacturing the carriages with financing from Hungary’s Export-Import Bank”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI following a meeting of the Hungarian-Egyptian Joint Economic Committee (EJC) in Cairo on Friday.
Cooperation between Central Europe and China is also in the interests of the whole of the EU
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 9, 2018 9:46 AM
“It is in the interests of both Central Europe and the whole of the EU for cooperation with China to be tightened”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared following a meeting of the heads of government of China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries (China-CEEC) in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the meeting, Hungary was represented by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Hungarian-Chinese cooperation is expanding dynamically in all fields
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 7, 2018 3:26 PM
“Hungarian-Chinese cooperation is expanding dynamically in all fields”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in a statement to public media on Friday in Sofia.
French Ambassador Éric Fournier awarded Commander’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 6, 2018 2:02 PM
France’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary H. E. Mr. Éric Fournier was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit; the decoration was presented to the Ambassador on Friday in Budapest by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó.
Extremely close Hungarian-German defence cooperation to be established
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 5, 2018 1:23 PM
“Extremely close defence and defence industry cooperation is to be established between Hungary and Germany; a Central European NATO division command is being set up with the support of Germany”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian public media on Thursday in Berlin.
Taiwanese investor to build bicycle manufacturing plant in Gyöngyös
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 5, 2018 10:38 AM
Giant Global Group will be constructing a bicycle manufacturing plant in Gyöngyös with an investment of 15 billion forints (EUR 46 million), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary told reporters on Wednesday in Budapest at a press conference to announce the investment by the Taiwanese company.
We can expect the rebirth of Hungarian-American relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 4, 2018 9:40 AM
“It is no exaggeration to state that in the upcoming period we can expect the rebirth of Hungarian-American relations”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared at the July 4 celebrations held by the United States Embassy in Budapest, where he and recently appointed U.S. Ambassador David B. Cornstein both gave speeches.