The Hungarian committee of UNESCO celebrated Hungary’s 75 years as a member of the organization on Tuesday.
In his speech, Miklós Réthelyi, the UNESCO national committee’s head, recalled the milestones of the Hungarian committee’s 75-year history, and he highlighted the role of the national committee’s first secretary general, Árpád Fasang, who had done much to promote Hungarian culture. Firmin Edouard Matoko, UNESCO’s Deputy Director General for Africa and External Relations, addressed the event in a video message, while former educational, scientific and cultural organisation’s ambassador Katalin Bogyay and Norbert Kroó, adviser to the World Science Forum, discussed the organization’s past, present and future as part of a roundtable.