General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong (left) and Hungarian Socialist Party Chairman Tóth Bertalan. (Source: VNA) Bundapest (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) CentralCommittee Nguyen Phu Trong on September 9 expressed his hope that the HungarianSocialist Party (HSP) will continue to support Vietnam as well as policiestowards the country.
At a meeting with HSPChairman Tóth Bertalan in Bundapest as part of his ongoing officialvisit to Hungary, the Party chief called on the HSP to help the 5,000-strong Vietnamesecommunity in Hungary to integrate into the host society, while contributing tothe comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.
The leader affirmed that his visit aims to consolidate and advance thebilateral traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation.
He highlighted Hungary’s support for the just cause of Vietnamesepeople during the past struggle for independence, as well as the presentnational construction and development.
Vietnam always keeps in mind the valuable and effective assistance ofthe Hungarian State and people, he said, adding that various Vietnamese generationshave studied in Hungary and many of them have held important positions in theState apparatus as well as socio-economic life of Vietnam after returning home.
Hungary provides 200 scholarships to Vietnamese students each year who serveas an important bridge for the bilateral relations, he said.
For his part, Tóth Bertalan described Party General Secretary Trong’svisit as an important event in the history of the bilateral relationship.
The HSP always supports policies that aim to further consolidate andenhance the fine friendship and cooperation with Vietnam, he said.
Regardless of time, Hungary is always a faithful and close friend ofVietnam, he added, affirming the faithful friendship as an immutable value.
Hungary is a door for Vietnam to expand its relations with the EuropeanUnion while Vietnam serves as a gateway for Hungary to step up its ties withSoutheast Asia and Asia at large, the host said, expressing his hope that theVietnamese Party chief’s visit will open up door for both sides.
Party General Secretary Trong’sofficial visit to Hungary from September 8-11 is made at the invitation ofPrime Minister Viktor Orban.-VNA