On February 20, 2023 local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Committee, met with the Hungarian Foreign Minister Ciardo in Budapest. Wang Yi said that Hungary is a good friend of China in Europe. The two sides respect, trust and support each other and have forged a deep friendship. China will firmly pursue the friendly policy towards Hungary and support the internal and external policies adopted by Hungary based on the fundamental interests of its people. We are willing to work with Hungary to actively implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, seize the opportunity of China's optimizing epidemic prevention and control policies and strong economic recovery, give play to their respective advantages, promote new progress in infrastructure, investment, trade, tourism and other cooperation, and jointly build the "the Belt and Road" cooperation to a new level. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the EU. China and the EU have never been rivals, and common interests far outweigh differences. China-Hungary, China-CEEC countries and China-EU cooperation can achieve positive interaction and open up new development space. In the face of the changing and intertwined international situation, China and Hungary should jointly practice multilateralism, maintain the basic norms of international relations, oppose unilateralism and hegemonism, and provide more stability for the world. Siyardo said that the cooperation between Hungary and China occupies an important position in Hungary's diplomacy, and Hungary thanks China for its sincere support in the political, economic, anti-epidemic and other fields. The cooperation between Hungary and China has brought tangible benefits to Hungary and is welcomed by the people. Hungary will continue to firmly promote friendly cooperation with China, actively participate in the high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", and accelerate the construction of the Hungarian Cypriot railway. Thank China for taking Hungary as one of the first pilot outbound group tourism destination countries, and look forward to further strengthening cooperation with China in such fields as economy and trade, mutual investment, agriculture and so on. The two sides also exchanged views on Ukraine. Wang Yi stressed that China will work with all peace-loving countries, including Hungary, to achieve an early ceasefire, an end to war and a lasting peace. Siyardo expressed high appreciation for China's objective and impartial stance on the Ukrainian issue and its active efforts to promote peace and promote talks. (Xinhua News Agency)