30.03.2021

Following the talks, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed a Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Uzbekistan and Hungary.

More than 10 documents on the further development of multifaceted partnership were also signed during the visit. Among them: the Intergovernmental Agreement on Interregional Cooperation, the Program of Cooperation between the foreign-policy establishments for 2021-2023, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, the Agreement on Cooperation in the field of labor relations, staff training in the nuclear industry, on cooperation in the field of innovation, the Program of Cooperation in the field of culture, «Road Map» for the development of cooperation in the fields of agriculture, food products and livestock, the Framework Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Water Management.

The heads of the ministries of the two countries exchanged the signed documents in the presence of the Heads of states.

 An agreement on the implementation of educational programs of the Debrecen University in Uzbekistan was signed in the framework of the official visit.

At the briefing for the media representatives, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that in recent years, the relations with Hungary have been dynamically developing and have risen to a quality new level.

- During today’s talks, which were held in an open and constructive spirit, we have comprehensively discussed practically all areas of the Uzbek-Hungarian relations. A serious attention was paid primarily to the issues of economic cooperation. Over the past four years, the trade has almost tripled. In the future, we intend to increase it several-fold, - said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

It was emphasized that for this, the Heads of states agreed to expand the supply of products to the markets of the two countries, strengthen the industrial cooperation, implement specific projects in pharmaceuticals, agriculture, livestock, fish farming, potato farming and other areas.

The productive outcomes of the first meeting of the bilateral Business Council, where many agreements and treaties were signed, were noted.

The decision on holding the Forum of regions annually with the active involvement of all regions of the two countries was announced.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban noted that thanks to the efforts of the President of Uzbekistan, the relations between our countries are developing dynamically.

- We have started with a low level of mutual trade. Due to smart policies and decisiveness, an increase in turnover is achieved. The initiatives of President Mirziyoyev open up the new areas of cooperation. Several flagship projects have been jointly implemented, so business people of the two countries are more and more confident and strive for an active partnership, - said Viktor Orban.

The distinguished guest also thanked the people of Uzbekistan for the assistance provided to Hungary last year in the difficult conditions of the coronavirus pandemic.

Once again the similarity and convergence of views and approaches of the two countries on international and regional issues was confirmed. The Hungarian side expressed support for Uzbekistan’s plans to join the World Trade Organization.

A special attention was paid to the development of cultural and humanitarian cooperation, including the extension of contacts in the sphere of education. An agreement on intensifying contacts in the fields of science, culture and sports was also reached.

The Uzbek scientist Iskhak Ibrahim, a friend and student of the famous Hungarian orientalist Arminius Vambery, lived and studied science in Budapest for almost thirty years. He translated into Uzbek the «Legend of the Beautiful Deer» by the famous Hungarian poet Janos Aran. This work was recently published in Tashkent with a foreword by the Head of our state.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev presented Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban a copy of this book as a token of friendship between the Uzbek and Hungarian people.