Hungarian House opens in Toronto

Budapest, October 25 (MTI) – Hungarian officials inaugurated the Hungarian House in Toronto, which is a 21st-century design, “suited to cater for all needs of the Hungarian community,” the Hungarian state official in charge of policy for Hungarian communities abroad said.

Arpad Janos Potapi told MTI over the phone that his visit to Canada had three aims: to inauguarate the Hungarian House, to present an award to the Canadian-Hungarian Cultural Council and to take part in commemorations of the anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.

The Hungarian House was built from 1.8 million Canadian dollars, financed in two-thirds by the local Hungarian community, Potapi said. The Hungarian government offered 600,000 dollars for the cause, he said.

Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters