Party leader: Vietnam will always support training cooperation with Hungary

Vietnam will always support, facilitate and assist universities of the country and Hungary to effectively implement their training cooperation in the time to come, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong stated on September 11.

The affirmation was made when the Party leader attended and delivered a speech at the opening of the second Vietnam – Hungary rectors’ conference in Budapest, as he was making an official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Prime Minister Viktor Oban.

Describing the conference as an important and very practical cooperation mechanism among universities of the two countries, Party leader Trong also spoke highly of the collaboration between the two countries’ relevant ministries in organizing the event with an aim of further developing relations between the universities, helping implement cooperation documents signed between the two sides.

Speaking at the event, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Mihaly Varga expressed admiration at Vietnam’s achievements in various fields, especially education and training, stressing that Vietnam is an important gateway for Hungary to advance to Southeast Asia. Hungary is enjoying high development prospects to become a motive of economic growth of Europe, and this will create good chances for Vietnamese firms, the official added.

At the conference, participants focused their discussion on the prospects of bilateral cooperation in training and scientific research, with the core contents being strengthening joint education programmes between the universities of the two countries, boosting the exchange of students and lecturers, and  forming joint research groups, among others.

Vietnam – Hungary cooperation in education and training is a prominent point in the bilateral relations. Over the past nearly 70 years, Hungary has helped trained over 3,000 Vietnamese students, many of them have held and are holding important positions in the State management apparatus, science, culture, art and business in Vietnam. Recently, the number of annual scholarships granted by the Hungarian government to Vietnamese cities has seen a sharp increase, to 200 now from only five in 2012 and 100 in 2016. Currently there are nearly 500 Vietnamese students studying in Hungary while a large number of Hungarian students are studying in Vietnam.

The first conference of the rectors was held in Hanoi in November 2014 with the participation of representatives from 50 Vietnamese and 15 Hungarian universities, on the occasion of the Vietnam visit by President Janos Ader. The conference this time was held on the occasion of the official Hungary visit by Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, drawing the participation of representatives of over 30 Vietnamese and 20 Hungarian universities. The signing of up to 15 agreement documents at this year’s conference is described as evidence of attention from universities to the utilization of cooperation potential and chances in the field of education and training between the two countries.-VNA

Party chief meets Deputy Speaker of Hungarian National Assembly

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong met Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Hende Csaba in Budapest on September 10. 

The two sides agreed to create favourable conditions for the two legislatures to exchange high-level delegations, as well as enhance exchanges between parliamentary agencies and friendship parliamentarians’ groups to share experience in law-making, supervision, personnel training.

They vowed to step up collaboration between the two countries’ localities and offer all possible support to their friendship parliamentarians’ groups to effectively tap their role in developing ties between the two legislatures.

Stressing the importance of economic, trade and investment cooperation in boosting bilateral relations, host and guest agreed to step up the cooperation to match with fine political and cultural ties.

Csaba affirmed that the Hungarian National Assembly backs Vietnam’s comprehensive cooperation with the European Union. He vowed to boost the NA’s soon ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement after it is signed so as to create a driving force for economic collaboration between Vietnam and Hungary and other EU countries.

Party Chief hosts UK Prince Andrew 

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, during his official visit to Hungary, received in Budapest on September 10 Prince Andrew of the United Kingdom who is also on a trip to the country. 

General Secretary Trong congratulated the Prince on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the UK (September 11, 1973 - 2018), expressing his delight at the development of the two countries’ strategic partnership in recent times.

Vietnam always attaches importance to developing relations with the UK - one of the leading partners of Vietnam, he said, proposing that the two sides should continuously promote the strategic partnership between the two countries in a practical and effective manner, especially in politics, diplomacy, economy, culture, education, and environment.

The General Secretary highly valued the development of economic and trade relations between the two countries in recent years, affirming that Vietnam will create favourable conditions for British businesses to increase and expand their business and long-term investment in Vietnam.

Prince Andrew congratulated the General Secretary on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the UK-Vietnam diplomatic ties, and expressed the British royal family’s friendly feelings toward the country and people of Vietnam.

He affirmed that the UK attaches importance to boosting relations with Vietnam, and stressed that he will continue to contribute to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.

Hungarian Workers’ Party treasures ties with Vietnam

Chairman of the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Source: 24.hu)

The Hungarian Workers’ Party always supports Hungary’s efforts to intensify its relations with Vietnam, affirmed Chairman Gyula Thürmer at his meeting with visiting General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Budapest on September 11.

The Hungarian Workers’ Party, despite an opposition party, always backs Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s policy of tightening cooperation with Vietnam, he stated, stressing that this is his party’s consistent policy.

He expressed his hope to learn from the CPV’s experience as the party has succeeded in protecting itself and leading the country to gain growth.

Party leader Trong, in turn, said that his visit aims to enhance the two countries’ time-honoured friendship and lift the comprehensive partnership to a new height.

Vietnam always bears in mind valuable assistance by the Hungarian Workers’ Party, he stressed.

He also affirmed the CPV’s consistent policy in its relationship with the Hungarian Workers’ Party, hoping that the two sides step up delegation exchanges and experience sharing.

Party chief hails role of Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Chairman of the Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association Botz Laszlo 

The Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association has made significant contributions to nurturing and developing the friendship and cooperation between the two countries, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has said.

Hosting a reception for Chairman Botz Laszlo and members of the association in Budapest on September 10 as part of his official visit to Hungary, the Party chief underlined that both nations have long-lasting relations which have been increasingly fortified over the years, and they are celebrating 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

A line-up of activities have been carried out to boost all-round cooperation, he said, adding that Hungary has backed Vietnam during its national development, especially in education and training.

The Vietnamese Party leader said that during talks and meetings, Hungarian leaders expressed their wish to foster sound friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, and agreed to elevate the bilateral relations to a comprehensive partnership.

He took the occasion to thank the friendship association for its efforts in promoting the friendship and collaboration between the two nations.

Being upbeat about the prospects of the Vietnam-Hungary relations, Party General Secretary Trong voiced his hope that the association will continue effective and practical activities to further develop the bilateral ties.

“We are always good friends and comrades of each other. Chairman of the association is always a close friend of Vietnam”, he stressed.

Botz Laszlo, for his part, briefed the Vietnamese leader on the association’s development, saying it has paid due attention to supporting and connecting small and medium enterprises of Hungary with Vietnamese partners, along with accelerating friendship and cooperation between localities of both sides.

The Hungary-Vietnam Friendship Association has good relations with the Vietnamese community in Hungary and the Vietnam-Hungary Friendship Association’s chapters in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.