The Hungarian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City recently celebrated Hungary’s national holiday (March 15), which commemorates the nations’ 1848 revolution and the following War of Independence in 1848 – 1849.
Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem (R) congratulates Hungarian Consul General Baloghdi Tibor at the evnt (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The HungarianConsulate General in Ho Chi Minh City recently celebrated Hungary’s nationalholiday (March 15), which commemorates the nations’ 1848 revolution and thefollowing War of Independence in 1848 – 1849.
Speaking at a ceremony on March 14, ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem expressed hisdelight at the growth of Vietnam – Hungary relations, stressing that the Vietnamesepeople always remember Hungaria’s support for their struggle for independence.
Official development assistance from theHungarian government has contributed to Vietnams’ progress inscience-technology and health care, while the joint education programmes havebeen effective, he said.
Liem noted ties between HCM City and Hungaryhave seen improvements in recent years via stronger cooperation in healthcapacity training, water management, wastewater treatment, cultural exchange,tourism and trade-investment promotion.
The official said he believes the ConsulateGeneral will devise more initiatives to enhance the countries’ friendship.
Hungarian Consul General Baloghdi Tibor saidthe seven-decade diplomatic relations are growing strongly thanks to high-levelvisits exchanged between the two countries’ leaders, engagements between theirlegislative bodies, and people-to-people exchange.
He said Vietnam and Hungary have boostedtheir ties in legislation and defence-security. They have also enhanced tradeand investment collaboration in oil, water management, health services andagriculture.
The diplomat said the Consulate General isproud to help connect HCM City with Hungarian localities.
Currently, HCM City is implementing healthcapacity training programmes with major Hungarian universities like Semmelweis,Pecs and the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest. The IndustrialUniversity of HCM City and Hungarian-based Thermo Wat company signed amemorandum of understanding on turning wastewater into electricity.
The southern city and Hungary signed anagreement to establish their cooperation in 2015. They are working on jointprojects in health, classical music, and water supply and drainagemanagement.-VNA
Ho Chi Minh City and Hungary should realise cooperative agreements through certain projects, especially in education, trade, investment, sports and tourism in order to fully tap their potential.
Vietnam and Hungary have been enjoying sound friendship and diplomatic ties. Bilateral relations have recorded positive development which creates a solid foundation to bolster growth in many fields.
There is still large room for the economic and trade ties between Vietnam and Hungary to grow, as bilateral trade stood at only 354.3 million USD in 2017.
Ho Chi Minh City stands ready to help Hungary gain broader access to ASEAN and Asian-Pacific markets while facilitating Hungarian investors’ long-term business in the city, according to a local leader.
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Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem (R) congratulates Hungarian Consul General Baloghdi Tibor at the evnt (Photo: VNA) 
