Fülöp said that officials from the government of Hungary and the China Development Bank would meet again next week to discuss issues related to a feasibility study regarding the railway bypassing Budapest, which is expected to reduce the time it takes freight trains to traverse Hungary by one-quarter.

Fülöp said the railway was compatible with China’s concept of a new maritime and continental Silk Road.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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