 National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (L) meets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (Photo: VNA) |
During his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday in Budapest, Hue said the visit will open up new cooperation areas between the two countries at multilateral or regional forums.
The two leaders praised the close, time-tested, and loyal relationship between the two countries saying it is a valuable asset that not many countries have had.
The two sides said the relations had been developing in the right direction on all fronts in recent times, especially after the visit by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to Hungary in 2018.
Mr. Hue thanked Hungary for its official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam and support in education and training, exemplified by its continued provision of scholarships for Vietnamese students.
He appreciated the Hungarian National Assembly and Government for having actively supported and ratified the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), and for being the first to ratify the Europe-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement.
The two leaders discussed measures to promote ties and agreed to strengthen exchanges via Party-to-Party channels, parliamentary, Government, and people-to-people exchanges.
They also committed to develop bilateral trade in a "balanced manner", create favourable conditions for each other's products and services to access the other market, and encourage their businesses to invest in the other country.
At the meeting, the two leaders shared the stance on handling international disputes and conflicts via peaceful measures in line with international law.
Chairman Hue asked Hungary to back Vietnam and ASEAN's stances on regional security issues.