#Hungary

Accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife on an official visit to Hungary, Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang had talks with Secretary of State and Deputy Minister of Justice of Hungary Robert Repassy, on the afternoon of January 19, 2024 (local time).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Hungary in Budapest on January 19, as part of his official visit to the European country.

Within the framework of his working visit to Hungary from September 12-16, Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung had a meeting with Minister of State in charge of law enforcement in the Hungarian Interior Ministry Bolcsik Zoltan, on September 14.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) of Vietnam and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary on March 29 signed a cooperation agreement on the implementation of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Program in the 2022-2024 period.

Bilateral trade between Vietnam and Hungary reached a record high of more than US$1 billion in 2021, marking a second consecutive rise and making Vietnam the leading Southeast Asian exporter to the market.

France has decided to share 670,000 doses of COVID-19 Astra Zeneca vaccine with Vietnam via the COVAX Facility, French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on Twitter on August 12.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has met with Hungarian officials and Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Houlin Zhao to boost cooperation and learn experience in information and communication technology (ICT).

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called for the Hungarian parliament’s support to speed up the approval of the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), thus opening up new cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and members of the EU, including Hungary.

Dai Bi pagoda was inaugurated in Simontornya city, Hungary on September 19, becoming the first Vietnamese pagoda recognised by the Hungarian government.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of Vietnamese expatriates in Hungary on September 9, part of his official visit to the European nation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage on September 9 visited Szentendre - an ancient city lying on the bank of Danube River in Pest County, about 20km from Budapest capital city of Hungary. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived at Ferenc Lizt International Airport in Budapest on the afternoon of September 8, starting their official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

PSNews-Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Viktor after the red-carpet reception at the Presidential Palace on September 25.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has suggested the Swedish side continue supporting Vietnam in realising millennium development goals (MDGs) and enhance cooperation with the country in trade, education-training, science-technology and health care.

PSNews-The General Department of Police and Hai Phong Municipal Police co-organized a meeting to sum up the “Building resident management system” Project using preferential credit from the Hungarian Government.

From 16th-18th September, the 10th European Vietnamese Business Forum was held in Hungary.