Hungary’s foreign minister has bilateral talks on sidelines of UN general assembly

New York, September 22 (MTI) – Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly session in New York, with delegates of countries including El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Thailand, Angola and Russia.

Szijjártó signed a foreign affairs cooperation with his counterpart from El Salvador, aimed at holding consultations between the two ministries and promoting bilateral business cooperation. El Salvador has also requested that Hungary should share its experience in border control through a training programme, Szijjártó told MTI.

During the talks, Szijjártó signed an education cooperation accord with the foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, under which Hungary would provide scholarships to 25 Kyrgyz students each year. Hungary also urges a new, extended partnership between the EU and that country, Szijjarto said, and argued that cooperation between central Asia and the EU was crucial for Hungary.

Szijjártó and the Moroccan foreign minister discussed Morocco’s sports stadium programme, and agreed that Hungarian firms could be involved in the scheme.