The Embassy of India in Budapest has organized a ceremony to celebrate the country’s Independence Day that marks the end of British rule and the establishment of a free and independent Indian nation. As the Embassy statement says, “on August 14, 1947 Indian people freed themselves from the shackles of colonial rulers and decided to […]
The Ambassador of Switzerland to Hungary, Jean-François Paroz and his wife, Dr. Yulia Gusynina Paroz welcomed hundreds of guests to the garden of the Embassy of Switzerland in Budapest this Monday evening to celebrate Swiss National Day. The August 1 national day celebrates a treaty of alliance from 1291 between the cantons of Uri, Schwyz […]
“Strengthening Taiwan's official or government relationship with Hungary is one of my priorities.” That is according to the Representative of Taiwan to Hungary, Ambassador Shih-Chung Liu who also tells Diplomacy&Trade about strengthening bilateral economic and cultural relations as well presenting Taiwan to Hungarians – sometimes with unusual methods. The first office representing Taiwan in Budapest […]
“In the past year, Italy was the second largest market for Hungarian exports and the eighth largest supplier country,” the Ambassador of the Italian Republic to Hungary, Manuel Jacoangeli tells Diplomacy&Trade in the leading article of the recently published Italian Focus. Besides soaring economic relations, he also stresses the deep-rooted cultural ties and the areas […]
On the occasion of the 212th anniversary of the Independence Day of Colombia on July 20th, the Embassy of the Republic of Colombia in Budapest, with the support of the Mayor’s Office of Budapest and the BDK Budapest Flood and Public Lighting Ltd., achieved to illuminate the emblematic Fishermen’s Bastion, part of the complex of […]
The final statement of Jeddah Security and Development Summit, including the Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and the United States, is issued as follows, according to the Saudi Embassy in Budapest. 1.At the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of […]
Following the visit of U.S. President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia, the following joint statement was issued according to the Saudi Embassy in Budapest. At the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, President Joseph R. Biden conducted an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia July […]
Members of the diplomatic community in Budapest, those of the Estonian community in Hungary and others were welcomed at the event by the Estonian Ambassador Kristi Karelsohn for whom it was also the occasion to say farewell since her tenure in the Hungarian capital expires this summer. Victory Day ('Võidupüha') is an Estonian public holiday, […]
The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia held a diplomatic reception in Budapest this Thursday to celebrate Slovenia’s Statehood Day and the 31st anniversary of the country's independence. Hundreds of people, including members of the diplomatic community in Budapest and others, gathered in the Museum of Military History in the Buda Castle in Budapest at […]
On the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary, Paul Fox held a garden party at the Ambassador's residence in the Buda hills this Wednesday. Welcoming the hundreds of guests, Ambassador Fox emphasized that this year's celebration is a special one. "It is not only […]
The National Day of the Argentine Republic was celebrated with a reception at the Museum of Military History in the Hungarian capital this Wednesday afternoon. Argentine Ambassador Hernán María Patiño Mayer welcomed members of the diplomatic community in Budapest, those of the Argentinian community in Hungary and others to the event held in the Buda […]
The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia held a diplomatic reception in Budapest this Tuesday to celebrate Croatia’s Statehood Day. Hundreds of people, including members of the diplomatic community in Budapest, those of the Croatian community in Hungary and others, gathered in the Museum of Military History in the Buda Castle in Budapest at the […]
“Trade relations between Hungary and Belgium have been soaring recently,” the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Hungary, Siegfried Peinen tells Diplomacy&Trade in the leading article of the Belgian Focus celebrating the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Hungary and Belgium. Looking back at the history of this century, Ambassador Peinen notes that at […]
Following similar moves by several other countries, the Hungarian Embassy to Ukraine, which had temporarily been moved to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, is now operating again in the Ukranian capital, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced. Security conditions are considered to be adequate, and "it makes sense for the […]
The Government of Japan has announced the Spring 2022 Honors for foreigners, including an order of merit to József Király in Hungary. According to the statement, the Honorary President of the Kecskemét-Aomori Friendship Circle has been awarded ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays’ for his contribution to the promotion of regional […]
