Hungary-Indonesia ties in focus at talks between foreign affairs committee heads

A democratic Indonesia can play a significant role in strengthening moderate Islam, the head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee said after talks with his Indonesian counterpart on Wednesday. 

Hungary prizes this potential, Zsolt Németh told a joint press conference.

Indonesia is an increasingly important partner for Hungary, with development schemes receiving much attention in bilateral relations, he said, highlighting a project carried out by the Budapest waterworks which involves Hungarian experts building water treatment facilities at more than fifty locations in Indonesia. He also noted a fruitful student exchange scheme.

Indonesia is paying more and more attention to the European Union and other regions in the world, and it sees in Hungary an opportunity to expand relations. Hungary is pleased to fulfil this role, which also fits in its “eastern opening” diplomacy, he said.

Indonesia is a democratic country and the largest Muslim state in the world, Németh noted.