Péter Szijjártó consulted with Federal Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell this morning.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced in a programme of Hungarian public TV channel M1 and in a programme of public broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Wednesday that Hungary will establish four trading houses in Russia, in Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Rostov and St Petersburg.
The Hungarian Development Bank has started the registration of the First National Utilities Company (ENKSZ), which will start operating in spring – Minister of State for Financial Services of the Prime Minister’s Office announced.
According to the Prime Minister’s Press Chief Bertalan Havasi, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit Warsaw on Thursday where he will hold negotiations with Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz and will be presented with the Golden Umbrella Award of the Polish Chamber of Commerce.
Hungary greatly appreciates the efforts of French President Francois Hollande and of the French diplomacy aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crises, since as a neighbouring country, it is extremely important to us to find a permanent solution – Minister of State for EU Affairs said after his meetings in Paris.
Various determinants have contributed to the larger-than-expected GDP growth last year, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga told Hungarian broadcaster Inforádió.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President Vladimir Putin agreed that Hungary can use the amount of gas which has not been consumed so far, within long-term gas contracts due to expire this year. Also, Hungary will pay for the amount it actually consumes. “We have firmly secured energy supply for Hungarian families and have also guaranteed the operation of Hungarian industry,” the Prime Minister said.
During Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hungary on 17th February 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding on personnel training in the field of nuclear energy was signed by the Minister of Human Capacities and the chief executive of the Russian national nuclear corporation Rosatom.
Hungary cannot be a bystander of the continuous attacks against Christian communities in the Middle East. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó instructed the Ambassador of Hungary to Cairo to contact Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
According to data of the National Bank of Hungary, the central government debt-to-GDP ratio was 77.3 percent at the end of 2014, which figure is on a par with that of the end of 2013. Final GDP data at current prices are to be published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) in March 2015. Therefore, final debt statistics will also be made public only later, on 31 March by the National Bank of Hungary.