VN, Hungary to mark diplomatic ties by 2015

VGP – State President Truong Tan Sang on November 27 held talks with Hungarian President Ader Janos on the occasion of the Hungarian President and his spouse’s official visit to Viet Nam from 26-29.

November 27, 2014 5:02 PM GMT+7

Photo: VNA

State President Sang welcomed the Hungarian President’s visit to Viet Nam, considering it as a landmark in the traditional and multi-faceted relationship between the two nations.

Mr. Ader Janos highly valued Viet Nam's achievements and its increasing status in the region and in the world, announcing Hungary will open a Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City by 2015.

The two leaders agreed to jointly organize activities to celebrate the 65^th anniversary of the diplomatic ties by 2015 as well as launching effectively the Viet Nam-Hungary Joint Committee on Economic cooperation and facilitating the two sides’ businesses to seek cooperation in construction, infrastructure, food processing, pharmacy, urban planning, environmental protection and water management.

The host and the guest were also unanimous in promoting cooperation in education-training, science-technology, national security, natural resources, environment, health and agriculture.

The State President proposed Hungary provide more Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Viet Nam and increase the scholarships for Vietnamese students from 40 to 100 since 2015.

He thanked the Hungarian authorities to create favorable conditions for the integration of the Vietnamese in Hungary, expressing hope that the Vietnamese community will bring into full play its role to enhance the two countries’ relationship.

As a member of the European Union, Hungary advocates the relations between Viet Nam and the EU, the ratification of the EU-Viet Nam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), accelerates the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement negotiations and encourages the EU to recognize Viet Nam as a full market economy, asserted the Hungarian President.

The two sides lauded the close and effective cooperation at international forums and exchanged issues of international and regional concerns, including the East Sea issue.

They consented that all disputes must be dealt with by peaceful measures and based on international law, especially the United Nations on the Law of the Sea 1982, the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).

After the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing of cooperative documents in fields of agriculture, technology, telecommunication and stock.

By Thuy Dung