On 27 April 2021, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Péter Szijjártó hosted his Swedish counterpart, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Ann Linde in Budapest. The exchange of views contributed to the review and strengthening of the versatile bilateral political, economic, security and cultural ties, as well as a sincere dialogue between the two EU partners. In addition to the possibility of discussing Hungarian-Swedish, EU and current foreign policy related issues, the parallel multilateral tasks of the two countries gave the meeting a special relevance.
Sweden holds the chairpersonship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for a year as of January 2021, whereas starting in May 2021 Hungary will take on an equally important international role giving the presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Péter Szijjártó emphasized that we see the two European organizations as pragmatic platforms for dialogue between Eastern and Western countries, and that it is in our common interest to coordinate Swedish and Hungarian presidency objectives and to support each other.
