Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will present the Government’s standpoint on state debt in Parliament. The parliamentary debate “Who is responsible – Government debt and the reasons behind it”, initiated by Fidesz, will be held on Tuesday, 6 November.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi visited Vietnam on his way to the ASEM summit in Laos. Minister Martonyi stopped in Ho Chi Minh city where he had talks with leaders of the city, with a group of Vietnamese who used to study in Hungary, and had a meeting Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence have been shocked to hear that unknown perpetrators desecrated the monument to the airmen of the United States Air Force in Szigliget, whose aircraft crashed in World War II.
The Hungarian Government welcomes with respect the newly elected head of the Coptic Church.
On Wednesday the Government will discuss a report by the Ministry of National Economy on the state taking over the debt of local councils, Government Spokesman András Giró-Szász said.
As the result of successful negotiations between Australia and Hungary, the Social Security Agreement between the two countries, proclaimed in Hungary by the Act No. CXVII of 2011 has come into force on 1 October 2012 according to the communiqué of the Foreign Minister No. 39/2012. (VIII. 14.).
At a ceremony held in Parliament, the Prime Minister called Richter a success story and said the company played an outstanding role in the national economy. The government aimed to help Hungarian pharmaceutical production remain a global leader in the future and will support research and development of new drugs.
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó, who is negotiating in Vietnam, concluded several agreements on Wednesday.
Minister Martonyi will be representing Hungary at the upcoming ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting) Summit in Laos early next week – said Szabolcs Takács, Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a roundtable discussion with journalists.
In a months’ time, the Ministry of Human Resources will call another tender for the integration and social support of the homeless, the State Secretary for Social, Family and Youth Affairs stated on Wednesday.