China News Agency, Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian announced in Beijing on the 24th: At the invitation of State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Affairs Sijaldo on August 24 Make an official visit to China.
At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: Can you introduce the arrangements for the Hungarian Foreign Minister's visit to China? How does China evaluate the current Sino-Hungarian relations?
Zhao Lijian said that Foreign Minister Sijaldo is the first European foreign minister to visit under the background of normalization of China's epidemic prevention and control. The visit to China at this special moment fully demonstrated the deep friendship and mutual support between the two countries and their peoples. During the visit, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with Foreign Minister Sijaldo to exchange in-depth views on bilateral relations, pragmatic cooperation between the two countries and issues of common concern. I believe this visit is of great significance for implementing the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepening political mutual trust between China and Hungary, and promoting practical cooperation in various fields in the "post-epidemic era" between the two countries.
Zhao Lijian said that China-Hungary friendship has a long history and bilateral relations are developing at a high level. The two sides have frequent high-level exchanges, strong political mutual trust, fruitful results of practical cooperation, and close cultural exchanges. Especially after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, the two countries actively carried out anti-epidemic cooperation, provided mutual support, and wrote a new chapter in China-Hungary friendly cooperation in the new era. China is willing to work with Hungary to advance the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and China-CEEC cooperation, and push China-Hungary relations to a higher level. (Finish)