Péter Szijjártó held talks with Ibrahim Ghandour in Budapest. Speaking at a joint press conference after the talks, Szijjártó said that Europe had worked to boost cooperation with Sudan in the recent past and Sudanese diplomacy had significantly increased ties with Europe and the US. The current task is to make the resulting advantages accessible to Hungarian companies, he added.

The foreign minister highlighted possibilities for Hungarian companies in Sudan in agriculture, water management, health care, infrastructure development and renewable energy technologies. With the aim to tap these opportunities Hungary will assign an attaché for external economic affairs to work under the auspices of a consular office planned to be opened in Khartoum, he said.

Speaking about another area of bilateral affairs, Szijjártó highlighted close cooperation between the two countries’ counter-terrorism agencies. Concerning bilateral education cooperation, Szijjártó noted scholarships to be offered to 25 Sudanese students from September next year.

Ghandour said Sudan considered Hungary an important partner country. He noted the extensive experience gained by his country’s security services in combatting organised crime and tackling illegal migration
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After their meeting, the two foreign ministers signed a bilateral economic and engineering cooperation agreement.

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

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