Vietnam-Hungary diplomatic ties celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City
The 70th anniversary of Vietnam-Hungary diplomatic ties was marked at a ceremony jointly held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 by the city’s Union of Friendship Association and the Hungarian Consulate General in the city.
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association in HCM City Nguyen Quang Vinh speaks at the ceremony on December 17 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The 70th anniversary of Vietnam-Hungarydiplomatic ties was marked at a ceremony jointly held in Ho Chi Minh City onDecember 17 by the city’s Union of Friendship Association and the HungarianConsulate General in the city.
At the event, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam-Hungary FriendshipAssociation in HCM City Nguyen Quang Vinh highlighted the robust development ofthe traditional friendship between the two countries over the past sevendecade. In particular, they lifted their ties to a comprehensive partnership in2018.
As a result, bilateral cooperation has been promoted across the fields,from politics, economy-trade, to culture, education-training, tourism, andsecurity-defence.
Vinh thanked the Hungarian Consulate General for its collaboration and support in organisingpeople-to-people exchange activities in Ho Chi Minh City, contributing toenhancing the ties between the two peoples.
Hungarian Consul General Szojka Éva Szivia congratulated Vietnam over its success in the fight againstCOVID-19. She said although planned activities to celebrate the anniversary of bilateraldiplomatic ties could not be held due to the pandemic, the two countries canfocus on cooperative opportunities in the future, especially in potentialfields such as trade and education-training.
She pledged to intensify cooperation with HCM City in economy,education, culture, innovation and people-to-people diplomacy, towards thefifth anniversary of the reestablishment of the Hungarian Consulate General inthe city./.
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Vice Chairman of the Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association in HCM City Nguyen Quang Vinh speaks at the ceremony on December 17 (Photo: VNA) 
