At the event (Source: VNA) Budapest (VNA) – Politburo member Truong ThiMai and Gergely Gulyas, Vice President of the ruling party of Hungary – the HungarianCivic Alliance (Fidesz) –, signed an MoU on cooperation between the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV) and the Fidesz in Budapest on September 6.
The signing took place at talks between the two officials aspart of Mai’s visit to Hungary.
Under the MoU, the two sides will hold meetings to consulteach other and share information about Vietnamese and Hungarian situation,experience in Party building and youth policies, as well as fields of sharedconcern.
Mai, who is also headof the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission, affirmed that theVietnamese Party, Government, National Assembly and people always want to strengthenties with political parties, including the Fidesz, as well as the State,parliament and people of Hungary.
She said the CPV now maintains ties with more than 200political parties in 114 countries worldwide and advocates strengthening tieswith traditional friends while extending relations with major political partiesin other countries
The Fidesz Vice President, who is Deputy Speaker of theNational Assembly of Hungary, said ties between Hungarian and Vietnameselegislatures have been strengthened via exchange of visits.
He said both sides offer close and effective support to eachother at multilateral parliamentary forums and contribute initiatives toregional and global parliamentary organisations.
At a working session with Chairman of the HungarianParliament’s Foreign Relations Committee and head of the Fidesz’s ExternalRelations Committee Nemeth Zsoft, Mai expressed her hope that the signing of theMoU would open up a new chapter in ties between the two ruling Parties.
Zsoft affirmed his support of Vietnam’s proposal to facilitatevisits by the two countries’ Party leaders and officials, thus making it easierfor exchange and cooperation.
Meeting Hungarian Foreign Minister and Trade SzijjartoPeter, the CPV official spoke highly of the signing of a framework agreement oncredit worth 524.6 million USD for Vietnam.
She thanked Hungary for committing to pushing forward theEuropean Union (EU)’s early signing and approval of the EU-Vietnam Free TradeAgreement and recognising Vietnam as a market economy.
The host minister said Hungary considers Vietnam the mostimportant partner in Southeast Asia. Two-way trade between the two nations sawa spectacular increase of 36.28 percent last year to 266 million USD, but thatwas still a modest figure compared to their potential, he said.
According to him, the upcoming Vietnam visit by the HungarianPM in late September will provide a new impetus for bilateral economic-tradelinks.
The two sides took the occasion to discuss the East Seaissue, the Vietnamese government’s stance on the settlement of East Sea dispute,relations between Hungary and the EU, and Hungary’s stance on immigration.
The same day, the Vietnamese delegation also visited ThangLong trade centre, Tue Giac pagoda and met Vietnamese nationals living in Hungary.-VNA
The signing took place at talks between the two officials aspart of Mai’s visit to Hungary.
Under the MoU, the two sides will hold meetings to consulteach other and share information about Vietnamese and Hungarian situation,experience in Party building and youth policies, as well as fields of sharedconcern.
Mai, who is also headof the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission, affirmed that theVietnamese Party, Government, National Assembly and people always want to strengthenties with political parties, including the Fidesz, as well as the State,parliament and people of Hungary.
She said the CPV now maintains ties with more than 200political parties in 114 countries worldwide and advocates strengthening tieswith traditional friends while extending relations with major political partiesin other countries
The Fidesz Vice President, who is Deputy Speaker of theNational Assembly of Hungary, said ties between Hungarian and Vietnameselegislatures have been strengthened via exchange of visits.
He said both sides offer close and effective support to eachother at multilateral parliamentary forums and contribute initiatives toregional and global parliamentary organisations.
At a working session with Chairman of the HungarianParliament’s Foreign Relations Committee and head of the Fidesz’s ExternalRelations Committee Nemeth Zsoft, Mai expressed her hope that the signing of theMoU would open up a new chapter in ties between the two ruling Parties.
Zsoft affirmed his support of Vietnam’s proposal to facilitatevisits by the two countries’ Party leaders and officials, thus making it easierfor exchange and cooperation.
Meeting Hungarian Foreign Minister and Trade SzijjartoPeter, the CPV official spoke highly of the signing of a framework agreement oncredit worth 524.6 million USD for Vietnam.
She thanked Hungary for committing to pushing forward theEuropean Union (EU)’s early signing and approval of the EU-Vietnam Free TradeAgreement and recognising Vietnam as a market economy.
The host minister said Hungary considers Vietnam the mostimportant partner in Southeast Asia. Two-way trade between the two nations sawa spectacular increase of 36.28 percent last year to 266 million USD, but thatwas still a modest figure compared to their potential, he said.
According to him, the upcoming Vietnam visit by the HungarianPM in late September will provide a new impetus for bilateral economic-tradelinks.
The two sides took the occasion to discuss the East Seaissue, the Vietnamese government’s stance on the settlement of East Sea dispute,relations between Hungary and the EU, and Hungary’s stance on immigration.
The same day, the Vietnamese delegation also visited ThangLong trade centre, Tue Giac pagoda and met Vietnamese nationals living in Hungary.-VNA
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