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Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang is on an official visit to Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, September 17, 2013 5:34 PM

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang is on a four-day official visit to Hungary, meeting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as well as Hungarian ministers and other public dignitaries, including his Hungarian counterpart President János Áder, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér and Budapest Mayor István Tarlós. The President has also opened an exhibition of Vietnamese ceramics at Budapest’s Museum of Ethnography and addressed a Vietnamese-Hungarian business forum today, stressing Vietnam’s openness towards investors from Hungary.

National Cyclist Charter: the will of every cyclist

Ministry of National Development, September 17, 2013 5:18 PM

Representatives of the Cycling Roundtable, which comprises seven civil cyclists' organisations, signed a National Cyclist Charter on 17 September 2013 at the Ministry of National Development in Budapest. Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said that he views the document as a suitable basis for the joint finalisation of related political and financing goals for the upcoming European Union programming period.

Water Cooperation Agreement Signed with Vietnam

Ministry of Rural Development, September 17, 2013 4:50 PM

Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cao Duc Phat have signed an agreement on water cooperation.

Opening to markets outside the European Union is necessary, Minister Navracsics says

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 17, 2013 4:44 PM

Vietnam is awaiting investors from Hungary and will create favourable conditions for them to work - Vietnam’s President, Truong Tan Sang said at today’s Vietnamese-Hungarian Business Forum in Budapest.

Prime Minister Orbán: Hungary may regain its position in the region in 2013-2014

Prime Minister’s Office, September 17, 2013 4:25 PM

Hungary may again become one of the regions frontrunners in 2013-2014, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a conference of honorary consuls in Budapest on Tuesday.

Hungary signs culture, sport and healthcare agreements with Vietnam

Ministry of Human Resources, September 17, 2013 2:29 PM

Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary State Secretary András Doncsev from the Ministry of Human Resources opened an exhibition entitled "Vietnamese Porcelain - Fragile Reminiscence" in the Museum of Ethnography.

Economy Minister Mihály Varga: budget deficit to be below 3 percent this year and next

Ministry for National Economy, September 17, 2013 1:47 PM

The Ministry for National Economy calculated next year’s budget with an inflation rate of 2.8 percent, economic growth of 2 percent and government budget deficit of below 3 percent, Mihály Varga told InfoRádio on Monday evening. He emphasised that no large-scale modifications are to be expected within the taxation system next year.

Hungarian-Vietnamese Nuclear Cooperation Treaty Signed

Ministry of National Development, September 17, 2013 12:35 PM

On 16 September 2013, Minister of State for Energy Pál Kovács and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Education Pham Manh Hung signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation within the fields of nuclear training, research, administration and technology, in the presence of President of the Republic János Áder and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang at Sándor Palace, the official residence of Hungary's President in Budapest.

Tibor Navracsics signs treaties with Vietnam

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 17, 2013 12:19 PM

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh have signed a Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and an Extradition Treaty, both concluded between Hungary and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Hungary supports democratic transition in Myanmar

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2013 6:37 PM

It is important that Burma’s democratic transformation is completed successfully, Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said after meeting Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel-prize Laureate member of the Burmese opposition September 13, 2013.

Hungary condemns attack on US consulate in Afghanistan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2013 6:36 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary learnt with deep dismay about the recent attack against a consular office of the United States in Herat, Afghanistan, the Ministry announced it in a statement September 14, 2013.

Hungary welcomes US–Russia agreement on Syria

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2013 6:35 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the recent agreement between the US and Russia concerning the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons, the Ministry announced it in a statement September 14, 2013.

Minister Martonyi addressed Honorary Consuls’ Conference

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2013 6:34 PM

The Hungarian government is committed to further increasing and strengthening Hungary’s honorary consular corps, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said in Gödöllő September 16, 2013.

Coloplast expansion in Hungary creates 700 new jobs

Prime Minister’s Office, September 16, 2013 6:17 PM

Danish medical supplies company Coloplast will expand its production capacities in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Coloplast Vice President Allan Rasmussen announced on Monday.

The President of Vietnam and Viktor Orbán discuss the expansion of trade between Vietnam and Hungary

Prime Minister’s Office, September 16, 2013 6:13 PM

Both the Hungarian and the Vietnamese governments would like to improve trade turnover between the two countries, which is currently 120 million dollars, Head of the Prime Minister’s Press Office Bertalan Havasi told Hungarian news agency MTI following the meeting between President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán on Monday in Budapest.

Zoltán Balog presents Móric Lukács Awards

Ministry of Human Resources, September 16, 2013 6:09 PM

Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog presented the Móric Lukács Awards for the first time this year. The Awards may be presented to people or civil organisations that have excelled in their community organisation activities and whose work has facilitated the development of donation culture. The recognition was bestowed on HÁLÓ (Network of Catholic Communities within the Carpathian Basin), President of the Misi Nyilas Foundation Sándor Szabó and folk dancer József Szigetvári.

12th European Mobility Week Starts with Music

Ministry of National Development, September 16, 2013 5:59 PM

“In recent years, we have achieved major results in bicycle and community transport development but these efforts only make sense if we really use them”, explained Pál Völner, Minister of State for Infrastructure of the Ministry of National Development at the domestic opening ceremony of the European Mobility Week on 16 September 2013. Held at the Western Railway Station, the event was addressed by MÁV-START Ltd. CEO Csaba Ungvári and Deputy Chief Mayor Dr. Balázs Szeneczey.

The V4 begins new cooperation with Western Balkan countries

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, September 16, 2013 5:55 PM

The Visegrád countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic, the V4) play an important role in cooperation within the region and are now initiating constructive discussions with the countries of the Western Balkans, Minister for Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics announced at a seminar in Budapest on Monday.

Upcoming events focus on environmental awareness in Hungary

Ministry of National Development, September 13, 2013 4:09 PM

Events to be held in Hungary over the coming days will have a special focus on environmental awareness.

Deputy State Secretary Péter Wintermantel met with MPs from Myanmar

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 13, 2013 3:32 PM

Hungary receives five MPs from Myanmar for a one-week study tour between 8-14 September as the first part of the parliamentary cooperation project in the framework of Hungary’s support program for the democratic transition in Myanmar.