Government: China’s One Belt, One Road initiative in line with Hungary’s eastern opening strategy

Budapest, May 4 (MTI) – China’s One Belt, One Road initiative to establish a link between East Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe is in line with the Hungarian government’s eastern opening strategy, foreign ministry state secretary Laszlo Szabo told a conference on Monday.

Addressing a joint conference organised by Hungary’s Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the China-Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) Secretariat, Szabo said there is a new international order in the making, and that China and Asian countries represent the future.

Huo Yuzhen, special representative for China-CEECs cooperation, said the One Belt, One Road strategy offered significant opportunities for the 16 CEE countries involved in the now institutionalised and prosperous cooperation. Huo said Beijing was confident that the nations involved will each play a significant role in the initiative.