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Daily News Daily News · 20/10/2018
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ASEM summit in Brussels – Hungarian minister: Forging closer ties with Asia in Europe’s interest

Asia economy Foreign Affairs Ministry of Hungary investment
orbán szijjártó

Brüsszel, 2018. október 19. A Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda által közzétett képen Orbán Viktor miniszterelnök (k) és Szijjártó Péter külgazdasági és külügyminiszter (b) érkezik a brüsszeli Ázsia-Európa csúcstalálkozóra 2018. október 19-én. MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Szecsõdi Balázs

Europe has a clear interest in forging closer ties with Asia in light of the unfolding global trade war, Hungary’s foreign minister said on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Brussels on Friday.

Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian journalists during a break of the summit that the looming global trade war needed to be averted at all cost “because it could have an extremely negative effect on European economies”.

Hungary is an open economy and therefore its interests lie in trading with the fewest possible legal or economic barriers, Szijjártó added.

He said the world was entering into a new economic era at the heart of which is the digital industrial revolution.

New technologies are now in everyday use, he said, noting that Asian companies play key roles in their development. If Europe fails to tighten its cooperation with Asia, it could fall further behind in the global competition, Szijjártó said.

Hungary therefore urges establishing closer ties between Europe and Asia in a number of key areas,

the minister said. These include free trade deals, Szijjártó said, adding that the two continents should speed up their talks and the ratification of those agreements.

As regards investments, Szijjártó said Europe and Asia should push for closer cooperation between the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the International Investment Bank (IIB) in the interest of generating more and more resources for the implementation of infrastructure projects linking the two continents.

Concerning business ties between Hungary and Asia, he said talks were under way with the Philippines on granting seven Hungarian companies permits to export meat products to the country. Further, the two countries have strengthened their cooperation in the protection of Christian communities, he added.

With Laos, Hungary has launched its 160 million dollar tied aid programme,

Szijjártó said. The scheme will involve investments in food safety, water management and information technology, he noted.

Laos Hungary

Foreign minister Laos and Hungarian foreign minister Szijjártó

The minister also expressed Hungary’s support for the renewal of free trade talks between the EU and Thailand. He added that 15 Hungarian companies have permits to export meat to Singapore.

Photo: MTI

Source: MTI

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