El Salvador has also requested that Hungary should share its experience in border control through a training programme, Szijjártó told MTI. During the talks, Szijjártó signed an education cooperation accord with the foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, under which Hungary would provide scholarships to 25 Kyrgyz students each year.

Hungary also urges a new, extended partnership between the EU and that country, Szijjártó said, and argued that cooperation between central Asia and the EU was crucial for Hungary. Szijjártó and the Moroccan foreign minister discussed Morocco’s sports stadium programme, and agreed that Hungarian firms could be involved in the scheme.

Szijjártó also had talks with the foreign minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, who requested weapons to continue the fight against the Islamic State terrorist organisation. Szijjártó said that Hungary would “negotiate with its allies about possible further arms supplies”.

During talks with his Angolan counterpart, Szijjártó announced that Hungary would reopen its embassy in Luanda, which was closed down 23 years ago.

Concerning his talks with Russia’s health minister, Szijjártó said that Hungary seeks ways for cooperation, which would not harm the European Union’s sanctions against Russia, but could mitigate the damage Hungary has suffered in wake of those measures.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

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