The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nizar bin Obeid Madani paid an official visit to Hungary this week and signed a cooperation framework agreement with the Hungarian foreign minister János Martonyi.

Lan Xang, or the Land of a Million Elephants, as it is endearingly known among the peaceful residents of Laos, has recently evolved into a fashionable tourist destination and a country of endless possibilities among foreign investors, including Hungarian ones.

Double festivity: Madagascar House opens in the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden as the island nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of its independence.

The EU’s relation with China is one of the topics of discussion at the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. Diplomacy & Trade online takes a look at this issue that is likely to be also highlighted when Hungary takes over the rotating EU presidency next year.

Lao Airlines opens its first Hungarian Representation Office in Budapest to nurture the friendly relations between Laos and Hungary.

At the anniversary, a conference was held - instead of a celebration - to emphasize the excellent state of bilateral relations. Hungarian MP János Fónagy emphasizes that in Hungarian parliament, there is consensus on good relations with Israel.

New Hungarian foreign minister Péter Balázs was quick to point outthat his main priority will becommunicating PrimeMinister Gordon Bajnai's crisis-management program.