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Reviewing current topics in Slovenian-Hungarian relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 3, 2016 9:30 AM
On 2 June 2016, Deputy State Secretary Kristóf Altusz received in his office Deputy State Secretary for EU Affairs David Brozina from the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
OECD development policy must also be used to reduce migration pressure on Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 2, 2016 4:13 PM
“Hungary is a leading supporter of OECD efforts to make international trade and investment more flexible, liberal and free of restrictions, and at the same time is calling for the rational and conditional application of development funding to enable developing countries to eliminate the causes of global challenges that place migration pressure on the European Union”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in the recess of the Paris-based development organisation’s annual Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM) on Thursday.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the Hungarian delegation’s visit to Washington
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 1, 2016 1:36 PM
Contrary to misleading information circulated by certain opposition politicians and media outlets regarding the Hungarian delegation’s recent visit to Washington, the facts are as follows: Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his delegation attended the Nuclear Security Summit in response to a personal invitation from the President of the United States Barack Obama.
HUF 126 billion in business opportunities opening for Hungarian enterprises on the Egyptian market
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 1, 2016 12:45 PM
“Nine Hungarian-Egyptian business agreements will be concluded during Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s visit to Cairo, representing a total of HUF 126 billion (EUR 400 million) in business opportunities for Hungarian enterprises on the Egyptian market”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian public media following a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukri.
The Southward Opening strategy is already yielding tangible results
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 1, 2016 10:36 AM
At a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade László Szabó said that the Southward Opening strategy announced last March has already yielded tangible results in Nigeria: as a result of the new policy, cooperation agreements have been concluded between two Nigerian and two Hungarian companies.
Hundreds of thousands of people cannot be allowed to overrun the continent ever again
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 31, 2016 5:55 PM
“A repeat of what happened in 2015, when hundreds of thousands of people overran the continent unchecked, can never be allowed to happen again”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI by telephone from Copenhagen on Tuesday.
Hungary to strengthen relations with the Republic of Mordovia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 31, 2016 4:33 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has announced that Hungary will strengthen its relations with the Republic of Mordovia, as this could mitigate the downturn in economic cooperation between Hungary and Russia.
Hungary supports granting market economy status to the People’s Republic of China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 31, 2016 12:39 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has announced that Hungary supports granting market economy status to the People’s Republic of China. He said that this is because the Government of Hungary thinks that China’s acquisition of the status can further expand European-Chinese economic cooperation, which is particularly important for Hungary.
Péter Szijjártó holds talks on the modernisation of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 31, 2016 11:18 AM
On Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held talks with China’s Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Wang Xiaotao on the modernisation of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó holds talks with China’s Ambassador to Hungary Duan Jielong
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 30, 2016 6:05 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed Hungarian news agency MTI that on Friday Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó received China’s Ambassador to Budapest Duan Jielong, with whom he reviewed the development of Hungarian-Chinese economic relations.