Hungarian NA Speaker praises the impressive development of Ho Chi Minh City

Vice Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Vo Van Minh (R) meets Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér on October 18. (Photo: VNA)

Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér has expressed his admiration for Ho Chi Minh City’s development, saying that compared to his latest visit to Vietnam a decade ago, the southern metropolis has made remarkable progress across all aspects.

The Hungarian NA Speaker, who has just arrived in the city to begin his official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, made the praise during his meeting with Vice Secretary of the municipal Party Committee and Chairman of the city People’s Council Vo Van Minh on October 18.

The city leader expressed his pleasure in welcoming Kövér to Vietnam and HCM City, especially at a time as the two countries celebrate the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relations (February 3, 1950 – February 3, 2025). He highlighted the increasingly close and strong ties between Vietnam and Hungary, as evidenced by receiving two high-level Hungarian delegations within a short span. Hungarian President Sulyok Tamas and his spouse paid an official visit to Vietnam at the end of May.

Minh briefed his guest of Ho Chi Minh City’s recent situation. Following its merger with Binh Duong and Ba Ria–Vung Tau provinces to form a “mega city”, it is striving to leverage its advantages for stronger and more sustainable development, particularly in key sectors such as the maritime economy, tourism, oil and gas-linked industries, seaport, and hi-tech industry. Notably, the city is accelerating efforts to establish the Vietnam International Financial Centre.

Vice Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Vo Van Minh (third from right) and Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly László Kövér (fourth from left). (Photo: VNA)

In 2015, HCM City established friendly cooperative ties with Hungary’s capital, Budapest, Minh said, ading that in the coming time, the city hopes to welcome more Hungarian enterprises to invest, operate, and expand business activities. He voiced his hope for strengthened friendly cooperation and enhanced people-to-people diplomacy between Ho Chi Minh City and Hungarian localities.

The Hungarian NA Speaker said that Hungary encourages its businesses to explore investment opportunities in Vietnam in general, and HCM City in particular. He hoped the city would continue to support Hungarian enterprises in their efforts to cooperate, invest, while promoting friendship with Hungarian localities.

Earlier, Kövér and his delegation visited the stupa in memory of Hungarian Orientalist scholar Sandor Korosi Csoma in Vung Tau ward.

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