BUDAPEST, May 10 – The China-Hungary relationship is now at its best in history, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday.
The traditional friendship has taken deep roots in the hearts of the people, and cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful outcomes, Xi said during talks with Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok at the Sandor Palace in the Hungarian capital.
Noting that Hungary was one of the first countries to recognize New China in 1949, Xi said since the establishment of their diplomatic ties, China and Hungary have always respected each other, treated each other as equals and pursued mutual benefit.
Xi is on a state visit to Hungary, the third and final leg of his tour to Europe this week.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hungary.
Xi said China is willing to work with Hungary to continuously lead Belt and Road cooperation and cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries in the right direction, and deepen and substantiate bilateral cooperation.
It is hoped that Hungary will take the opportunity of assuming the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of the year to promote the stable and sound development of China-EU relations, said Xi.
Sulyok said it is Hungary’s established policy to strengthen cooperation with China.
The Hungarian side is looking forward to conducting closer contact with China, strengthening the synergy of development strategies and promoting key cooperation projects, such as the Hungary-Serbia Railway, to bring more benefits to the people, he said.
