A high-ranking delegation of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam led by NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Budapest on June 25 afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to Hungary. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hus is welcomed at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport by Hungarian and Vietnamese officials. The visit was made at the invitation of Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Laszlo Kover. The Vietnamese delegation were welcomed at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport by deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly Istvan Jakab, Hungarian Ambassador to Vietnam Ory Csaba, and other officials of the Hungarian National Assembly. Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao and other officials of the Embassy, as well as representatives of the Vietnamese community in Hungary were also present at the ceremony. The visit is expected to deepen the Comprehensive Partnership between Vietnam and Hungary in … [Read more...] about National Assembly Chairman arrives in Budapest for Hungary visit
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Hungary marks 100 years since post-WW1 treaty losses
Hungarian parliament speaker Laszlo Kover told the chamber Magyars abroad were 'in a bitter struggle to survive'. (AFP/GERGELY BOTAR) The Treaty of Trianon, signed in Versailles, France, in 1920, defined the country's new frontiers after the dissolution of the defeated Austro-Hungarian empire. Hungary was not only forced to sign away vast swathes of territory, but also half its multi-ethnic population. Church bells rang out around Hungary for 100 seconds at 4.30pm, the exact time the treaty was signed. In Budapest public transport was halted and many observed a minute's silence, while other commemorations took place nationwide. The treaty meant that at a stroke, more than three million ethnic Hungarians - or Magyars - became part of neighbouring states, along with key economic resources and cultural sites. Although during World War II Hungary temporarily took back some of the territory with Nazi Germany'S help, the borders have remained unchanged since 1947. The … [Read more...] about Hungary marks 100 years since post-WW1 treaty losses