China, Hungary elevate ties
Budapest: China and Hungary decided on Thursday to elevate bilateral relations to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for the new era.
The decision was announced during the talks between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Hungary, ushering in a new and important opportunity for the development of bilateral relations, Mr Xi said. Elaborating on the decision during a joint press conference with Orban, Mr Xi said he and Mr Orban agreed that China and Hungary have always been good friends that trust and support each other as well as good partners that seek win-win cooperation over the years.
It is natural for the two countries to further upgrade relations and enrich bilateral cooperation.
The two sides should take the establishment of the all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for the new era as an opportunity to inject new and strong impetus into bilateral cooperation and create a better future for the two peoples, Mr Xi said.
China-Hungary relations are currently at the best period in history and their comprehensive strategic partnership has maintained highlevel development.
With deepening political mutual trust and fruitful cooperation in various fields, the two countries have set a model for building a new type of international relations, Mr Xi said during the talks with Orban. Hungary is welcomed to be China’s companion on its path to Chinese modernization, which will surely bring more opportunities to Hungary and other countries in the world, Mr Xi said.