Representatives of the Cycling Roundtable, which comprises seven civil cyclists' organisations, signed a National Cyclist Charter on 17 September 2013 at the Ministry of National Development in Budapest. Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said that he views the document as a suitable basis for the joint finalisation of related political and financing goals for the upcoming European Union programming period.
Jump to this pageMinister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary State Secretary András Doncsev from the Ministry of Human Resources opened an exhibition entitled "Vietnamese Porcelain - Fragile Reminiscence" in the Museum of Ethnography.
Jump to this pageOn 16 September 2013, Minister of State for Energy Pál Kovács and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Education Pham Manh Hung signed an agreement on bilateral cooperation within the fields of nuclear training, research, administration and technology, in the presence of President of the Republic János Áder and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang at Sándor Palace, the official residence of Hungary's President in Budapest.
Jump to this pageDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh have signed a Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and an Extradition Treaty, both concluded between Hungary and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Jump to this pageIt is important that Burma’s democratic transformation is completed successfully, Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said after meeting Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel-prize Laureate member of the Burmese opposition September 13, 2013.
Jump to this pageThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary learnt with deep dismay about the recent attack against a consular office of the United States in Herat, Afghanistan, the Ministry announced it in a statement September 14, 2013.
Jump to this pageThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the recent agreement between the US and Russia concerning the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons, the Ministry announced it in a statement September 14, 2013.
Jump to this pageMinister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog presented the Móric Lukács Awards for the first time this year. The Awards may be presented to people or civil organisations that have excelled in their community organisation activities and whose work has facilitated the development of donation culture. The recognition was bestowed on HÁLÓ (Network of Catholic Communities within the Carpathian Basin), President of the Misi Nyilas Foundation Sándor Szabó and folk dancer József Szigetvári.
Jump to this page“In recent years, we have achieved major results in bicycle and community transport development but these efforts only make sense if we really use them”, explained Pál Völner, Minister of State for Infrastructure of the Ministry of National Development at the domestic opening ceremony of the European Mobility Week on 16 September 2013. Held at the Western Railway Station, the event was addressed by MÁV-START Ltd. CEO Csaba Ungvári and Deputy Chief Mayor Dr. Balázs Szeneczey.
Jump to this pageEvents to be held in Hungary over the coming days will have a special focus on environmental awareness.
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