Conference held in Budapest on Pakistan’s foreign policy priorities
On 24 September 2025, Ludovika University of Public Service in Budapest hosted an event of the Ludovika Ambassadors’ Forum at its campus, where Ambassador of Pakistan Asif Hussain Memon was invited as “Guest of Honour” and “Key Note Speaker”. The topic of the Ambassador’s presentation was “Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Priorities”.
The event was attended by a large number of students from Ludovika University, Ambassadors and diplomats from the diplomatic corps. The presentation was followed by a round table discussion in which Professor László Csicsmann, head of the Corvinus Centre for Contemporary Asia Studies, Corvinus University of Budapest and a senior research fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, joined as a panellist.
Rector of Ludovika University of Public Service, Mr. Gergely Deli, highlighted that Pakistan and Hungary enjoy a cordial relationship, and the scope of the bilateral relationship has been enhanced to cover various fields, including agriculture, technology, energy, and higher education, where Pakistani students received scholarships from the Hungarian government. He also mentioned that currently, four Pakistani students were studying at Ludovika in International Public Service Management, Environmental Engineering, and International Relations.
The Ambassador gave a detailed presentation on the topic, highlighting the evolution of Pakistan’s foreign policy and the context in which it had developed. The presentation focused on key areas of Pakistan’s foreign policy, especially the peaceful neighbourhood; the peaceful settlement of disputes; economic cooperation; the importance of multilateralism; strengthening the transnational regime and the protection of the interests of the Pakistani community across the globe. The Ambassador also touched on the main areas of Pakistan-Hungary bilateral relations.
During the roundtable discussion, the Ambassador and Prof. Csicsmann discussed the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), regional security challenges, including the recent conflict between India and Pakistan. Pakistan’s role and its efforts for peace and stability in the region were acknowledged and appreciated.
The session concluded with a question-and-answer session followed by a reception.
Before the event, the Ambassador met Rector Gergely Deli, and they discussed possible avenues of cooperation. The Ambassador signed the Visitor Book.
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