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Cooperation with Russia will help Hungary be first to relaunch its economy, says minister
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Pragmatic cooperation with Russia will help Hungary in its quest to be the first in the European Union to relaunch its economy, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said at the INNOPROM Industrial Exhibition in Yekaterinburg on Tuesday.
Russia, he said, had helped the country snap the third wave of the coronavirus epidemic.
“The economic response of Hungarians to the pandemic was not the standard one, so we’ve been the first to reopen,” Szijjártó said in a speech to the Hungarian Economic Forum. “Our aim now is to be the first [in the EU] to relaunch our economy.”
The minister said Russia-Hungary political ties were unencumbered by any problems that might hinder business cooperation. Bilateral trade, he added, grew by 51 percent in the first four months and Eximbank has opened a 615 million US dollar credit line to fund business cooperation.
Wizz Air will soon launch a flight to Yekaterinburg and set up a base in St. Petersburg, he noted.
A cosy threesome, Russia/China/Hungary. Or is it two bullies and Hungary. Then it all turns nasty coz no one trusts one another and Hungary will lose its identity. Russians don’t even trust their own vaccine. I think a lot of people are getting rich quick.
It’s a matter of Hungary “not putting all its eggs in one basket.” Sure China and Russia are not the best countries om human rights. Yet, you still have many countries trading with China. Therefore, if
Western countries have developed ties with China then why can’t Hungary?
CYNICAL, why do you think that Russians don’t trust their own vaccine? Which facts your statement is based on? The percentage of vaccinated in Russia or anything else?
Germany is looking to russia for much of its gas- nothing hungary is doing comes close to what is happening there. China is the biggest threat to the US. The current admin seems to have done little to keep it in check. The current possibility of viral research being funded by the US and little cooperation in how the virus started. No hearings on COVID, but major uproar over a event that lasted 3 hours and everyone was back work, they are still feeing lies and refuse to release much of the evidence.
The most intelligent person in the EU is Hungary’s FM. 8 years of listening to EU leaders are just as bad as in the US- they do sound more intelligent but a total lack of common sense and vision.