The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade hereby confirms that László Kövér, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, communicated the opinion of the Hungarian Government – which is also known by the Slovak party – on the Memorial Day of the displacement of Hungarians from Felvidék in Komárom.
The Hungarian government signed a strategic agreement with Japanese Alpine Electronics on Thursday in Budapest.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the joint press conference with his Egyptian colleague, Sameh Shoukry on Thursday in Budapest that we consider Egypt to be one of the most important pillars of European stability.
Press Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Bertalan Havasi informed kormany.hu that on Friday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán invited Vice-President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen to the Parliament for a working lunch.
On 15 April, Minister of State for EU Affairs Szabolcs Takács greeted the Ambassadors of EU Member States at a reception, and presented the new structure of his department.
At a press conference in Budapest, the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government sees the First National Utility Company as key to ensuring and continuing cuts in consumers’ utility bills.
The International Institute for Security and Cooperation (IISC) founded in Bulgaria, held a general assembly titled “Migration wave and migratory pressure in Europe” in Budapest. President of the general assembly Rumen Petkov stressed at the meeting that uniform legislation and a joint European data base was needed in order to manage the migration situation of Europe.
At a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, the Government of Vietnam has proposed the construction of a new hospital and a water industry project worth EUR 350 million, to be implemented with Hungarian cooperation.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó had telephone consultations with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Iraq Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and Foreign Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government Falah Mustafa Bakir.
In Lausanne on Thursday Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Julio C. Maglione signed the agreement on Budapest hosting the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. The Prime Minister said that national unity behind the event is the true guarantee of success.