Hungarian agriculture minister meets with Chinese counterpart in Beijing

MTI-ECONEWS – Agriculture Minister István Nagy met with his Chinese counterpart, Han Jun, in Beijing on Tuesday.

The Hungarian minister said in the Chinese capital that he had met with his Chinese counterpart to discuss the restoration and resumption of trade relations, reviewing opportunities in agriculture, farming, and the food industry.

On Tuesday, they also held talks with the Chinese customs minister, who is responsible for implementing the principle of regionalization and determining the conditions under which a product can enter the People’s Republic of China, István Nagy told MTI.

“Reopening trade routes within Europe is a simple process, but with third countries it is a longer and more difficult process, as they are not bound by any other agreements except those they have concluded with the country concerned. China is a very important strategic partner for Hungary,” he emphasized.

According to the minister, during Tuesday’s talks, they discussed with the Chinese side how to speed up and restart the processes that would give Hungarian products free access to the Chinese market, among which the export of pork and pork products to China would be of utmost importance, he stressed.
“We are free of African swine fever, but regionalization must be applied. I asked the Chinese side to speed up the process so that we do not have to wait for the entire European Union to be exempted and for the accreditation to be completed, but that Hungary be given priority in these tests and be granted special status,” he said.