Hungary Aims to Be a Central European Pillar of the Belt and Road Initiative
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
President Xi’s keynote speech at the forum’s opening ceremony was very forward-looking. The Belt and Road Initiative, aiming to link Asia, Europe and Africa, is very important. Eurasian economic cooperation bears much importance for the development prospects of Europe.
Alongside the rapidly-growing trade volume between China and Hungary, our two countries, together with Serbia, are planning to upgrade a rail line linking Budapest and Belgrade. We will be able to finalize all the details on the construction by the end of this year.
Concerning the future of Central and Eastern Europe, the best way to regain the competitiveness of this area is to build up pragmatic and effective cooperation with China. Hungary would like to be a Central European pillar of the Belt and Road Initiative.