State Secretary for External Economic Relations and Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó negotiated about Hungarian-Russian economic cooperation and the participation of Hungarian companies in Russa as well as the reinforcement of Hungarian energy security.

State Secretary Péter Szijjártó declared that Hungarian companies will be included in infrastructure and healthcare development programmes in Leningrad Region.

The State Secretary drew attention the fact that there is a Hungarian company that is building a hotel with Eximbank financing as preparation for the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

The State Secretary also held negotiations with the Vice President of the Russian Railways, the Vice President of Sberbank as well as the Chairman of SOCAR.

Furthermore he held a lecture at a forum at which the President of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development was also present, emphasising that a new economic model has been established in Hungary.

(Prime Minister’s Office)