Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is attending a two-day EU summit on Eastern Partnership which started in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Thursday. The Hungarian Prime Minister will participate in an informal meeting of heads of state and governments of EU and European Council members chaired by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.
The Government regards the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) as a key player in the Hungarian economy, and accordingly its opinion is always considered important, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stressed following Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting at which the implementation of the three agreements previously concluded with the MKIK and future plans were discussed.
During the course of his three-day visit to South America, Hungary’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs discussed technology and education in Brazil and held a presentation at the World Science Forum (WSF).
State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó is paying a three-day visit to South America this week. Mr. Szijjártó will hold negotiations in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
Following the agreement China, Hungary and Serbia concluded on Monday on modernising the Budapest-Belgrade railway line, the Government hopes that China's railway construction company will set up its regional headquarters in Hungary, State Secretary Péter Szijjártó said in Bucharest on Tuesday.
A regional tourism hub for cooperation between China and Central and Eastern Europe has been established in Budapest, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Tuesday after a two-day CEE-China summit in Bucharest.
The planned international South Stream gas pipeline was the subject of discussions on Tuesday morning between the Hungarian, Slovenian and Bulgarian prime ministers, on the sidelines of the CEE-China summit in Bucharest.
On Monday, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó and Romanian Minister of Economy Andrei Gerea agreed in Bucharest to convene the Hungarian-Romanian joint economic committee.
China, Hungary and Serbia have agreed to cooperate in modernising the Budapest-Belgrade railway line. The agreement was concluded by Prime Ministers Viktor Orbán of Hungary, Li Keqiang of China and Ivica Dačić of Serbia in Bucharest on Monday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will attend a summit of his counterparts in Central and Eastern Europe and China, in Bucharest on Monday and Tuesday.