Hungary has offered its experience in its post-communist transformation to Egypt since there are parallels between the related developments of both countries, the Hungarian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Zsolt Németh stated November 14, 2012.

State Secretary Németh, who represented Hungary at the European Union–Arab League Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Cairo declared: “Continuing an institutionalized and high-level dialogue with the Arab countries has great significance in EU foreign relations.” He also stressed the importance of the role that Egypt had played in the Arabic world.

At the EU–Egypt working group session the State Secretary offered to share Hungary’s experience in post-communist transformation with the Egyptian partners. He claimed that there were parallels between the related developments of the two countries.

Beyond building diplomatic contacts, it is important that Hungarian–Egyptian relations should involve long-term cooperation projects, State Secretary Németh said. He highlighted the area of water management, noting that a UN conference, planned to be hosted by Hungary in October 2013 has attracted strong interest in the Arab World. Hungarian sectors that received attention in Egypt in recent years, including agriculture, medical industry and vehicle manufacturing, also play important roles in bilateral links, he added.

(Prime Minister’s Office)