National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with his Hungarian counterpart László Kövér on June 27 last year. (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) - Hungary- Vietnam relations will increasingly develop in the future, Márta Mátrai, firstofficer of the Hungarian National Assembly (NA), has said.
She made the statement in a recent interview granted to VietnamNews Agency correspondents in France on the sidelines of the Vietnamese Women’sForum in Europe held in early June in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
Mátrai appreciatedthe sound relationship between the two legislatures, which has developed onthree pillars. They are the cooperation of the two countries' Friendship ParliamentaryGroups, links between specialisedcommittees and ties between the two NA Offices.
A series of activities wereorganised in late last June, including the visit of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue,business and educational forums and cultural events, reflecting that therelationship between the two countries has grown across multiple fields, she said.
﷽ Accordingto her, the political and diplomatic relations between the two countries play aleading role, while economic and trading ties are also indispensable.
At the meeting between theHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and NA Chairman Hue during theVietnamese top legistor's visit to Hungary last year, the twosides discussed a wide range of measures to further promote theireconomiccollaboration, she said.
According to Mátrai, thesigning of a series of bilateral cooperation agreements serves as a good foundationfor boosting ties between the two countries. Especially, eight Vietnameseuniversities signed collaboration programmes with Hungarian partners within theframework of the visit, she noted.
Márta Mátrai, first officer of the Hungarian National Assembly (Photo: VNA)
Hungaryprovides 200 scholarships for Vietnamese students to study in theEasternEuropean country every year, she said, emphasising that the move aims tohelp more young people be trained in Hungary, with this group being theones who will serve as a bridge boosting the relationship between thetwo countries in the future.
𒁃 Mátrai also highly appreciatedthe establishment of the Hungarian Club in Hanoi in early 2023 which aims tobring together alumni who have studied in Hungary and young people who are interestedin learning about the Eastern European country.
Shebelieved that it will strengthen people-to-people exchanges and help Vietnamesepeople gain a better understanding of Hungary./.
Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with Hungary – its first comprehensive partner among traditional friends in Central Eastern Europe, affirmed President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at his reception for outgoing Hungarian Ambassador Ory Csaba in Hanoi on July 28.
Secretary General of the National Assembly and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong held talks with his Hungarian counterpart Such Gyorgy in Hanoi on November 1.
The Hungarian culture and food festival in Ho Chi Minh City has contributed to tightening the cultural ties between Vietnam and Hungary, thus further boosting the bilateral diplomatic relations, Hungarian Consul General in HCM City Szojka Eva Szilvia has said.
Permanent Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Phan Van Mai on February 22 received Szojka Éva Szilvia, Consul General of Hungary in Ho Chi Minh City, who came to bid farewell at the end of her tenure in Vietnam.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with his Hungarian counterpart László Kövér on June 27 last year. (Photo: VNA) 
Márta Mátrai, first officer of the Hungarian National Assembly (Photo: VNA) 
