State Chartered Train to Take Hungarians to Watch Football in Germany

  • 9 Mar 2023 5:56 AM
  • Hungary Matters
State Chartered Train to Take Hungarians to Watch Football in Germany
Seven Hungarian consuls will attend the football match between Bayer Leverkusen and Ferencváros in Leverkusen, in western Germany, to aid Hungarian fans should they need assistance, the minister for foreign affairs and trade said.

Some 2,300 Hungarian visitors are expected to attend the first match of the Europa League’s round of 16 on Thursday, some 1,000 of them will arrive by a chartered train, Péter Szijjártó said.

The foreign ministry has a duty to take steps when a large number of Hungarians travel to one destination, he said.

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