Hungary supports the diversification of European energy supply and has made headway in this direction by increasing oil imports from Kazakhstan, which now cover 16% of its total consumption.
The agreements were signed within the framework of a business forum in Nur-Sultan organized by the Kazakh Chamber of Foreign Trade and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The foreign minister said cooperation between Hungary and Kazakhstan is a good example of the success of Hungary’s eastern opening policy.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made a stopover in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan on his way to the second Belt and Road Forum in China
Expo 2017 Astana - Future Energy in Kazakhstan will run until September 10 and is expected to draw more than 5 million visitors in total