President Sulyok: Hungarian science has a glorious future
The president helped welcome MTA's 200th anniversary of its foundation.
The president helped welcome MTA's 200th anniversary of its foundation.
The president said Central Europe, including Hungary, was "a bridge" for cooperation between East and West.
The president said that when it came to Pope Francis, he had always felt that the pope had prioritized personal relationships, and that he had emanated "great joy and great...
The president said the protection of children transcended national interests, and caring for them was the most basic human inclination.
"With his presence, the president wishes to express Hungarians’ love and respect for the Holy Father," a statement said on Tuesday.
The president wrote: "He spoke in the language of the people, so that everyone may understand him. And many did. He spoke to us Hungarians several times. We think of him with gratitude."
The president said talented Hungarian youth would hopefully become renowned scientists and researchers.
The two leaders were in agreement that they shared the same views on issues concerning security, national sovereignty and national identity.
The president said that "Hungarian-Polish friendship for us is not a myth, but a reality."
March 15th marks the beginning of the 1848-49 revolution and war of independence, and was declared a public holiday in 1989.
The president handed over the Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes as well as the Order of Merit of Hungary on the eve of Hungary's March 15 national holiday.
The NBH governor is appointed by the president of Hungary based on the proposal of the prime minister, after a hearing before a parliamentary committee.
Hungary and Pakistan this year mark the 60th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations.