FM: Hungary’s transport industry expands opportunities in African markets
The largest order ever received by Hungary’s transport industry raises hopes of wide-ranging cooperation and tapping opportunities in African markets.
The largest order ever received by Hungary’s transport industry raises hopes of wide-ranging cooperation and tapping opportunities in African markets.
Minister Szijjártó told a joint press conference with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Budapest that relations between the two countries had always been based on mutual respect.
The foreign minister said the government had “created the best possible conditions” for successful cooperation between the two countries' companies.
The prime minister said after the meeting that Hungary was facing several dangers, including the Russia-Ukraine war.
28 February 2023, Cairo (القاهرة)
The foreign minister said Egypt is ordering another 50 railway carriages from Hungary on top of the 1,300 ordered so far.
The foreign minister said Egypt has been a stalwart ally and a stabilizing force in the past years, and closed its maritime borders to illegal migrants.
“The security of Brussels does not start in its suburbs but at the Hungarian-Serbian border, and in a wider sense, at the Egyptian maritime and land borders," the prime minister said.
El-Sisi said PM Orbán had an understanding of the issues that affect the region of Egypt and knew how to handle them.
The EU has a vested interest in Egypt being able to protect its borders and maintain stability in order to prevent waves of migrants from reaching its territory.
The prime minister said that migration was much worse now than in 2015, and the EU could not cope without external partners such as Egypt, “one of the most obvious allies”.
Following multilateral talks between the leaders of the Visegrád Group and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Budapest, Prime Minister Orbán said that the current migration situation is “much worse” compared to the 2015 migration crisis.
Hungary’s parliamentary speaker said Egypt plays an indisputable role in stabilization, handling the wave of migrants from Africa and reducing the pressure on Europe