At the Ferihegy International Airport, leaders of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, staff of Việt Nam’s Embassy in Budapest, and representatives of the overseas Vietnamese there warmly received the Government chief and his entourage.

Việt Nam and Hungary established diplomatic relations on February 3, 1950.

Since 2003, Hungary has regarded Việt Nam as one of strategic partners in its ODA strategy.

In recent years, the bilateral economic and commercial ties have recorded progresses. Especially, the two-way trade turnover stood at US $91.4 million in 2007 and US $113.4 million in 2008 respectively.

The Vietnamese PM’s visit aims at strengthening the traditional relations between Việt Nam and Hungary in the context when the two sides are preparing for the 60 th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2010.

By Kim Anh