Chinese President Xi Jinping ended his European tour with a visit to Hungary where he held a series of meetings with Hungarian officials, including Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
On the last day of the visit, Orban hosted a lunch attended by his wife Anika Levai and Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Li-yuan.
On that occasion, journalists had the opportunity to ask Orban and Xi several questions, and one of them was a review of the anti-Chinese protests that were organized before the visit of the Chinese president. On that occasion, Tibetan activists unfurled the flag of Tibet on Gellert Hill, and the police quickly chased them away, and they hung the flag of China at that place.
“It is an old debate. The position of the Hungarian government is clear. At home there is freedom of expression, but the guests who come have the right to be guests. These two rights must be harmonized. We will not allow the value of the visit of the guests who come here to be destroyed. Demonstrations and reception they must be spatially separated from each other,” explained Orban.
What is interesting is that the Pro-Tibet protesters were driven away by policemen from China who were in civilian clothes performing the duty of securing the event. Although there were police officials from another country, Orban did not see anything objectionable in all of this.
“It is not a question of national security, but of ensuring public order and peace,” said the Hungarian Prime Minister.
The media in Hungary also referred to the results of Xi Jinping’s visit. According to information from Budapest, Orban and Xi signed a total of 18 agreements and new plans and goals were defined.
The agreements include, among other things, the construction of a railway line, a railway bypass around Budapest, and the construction of a border crossing between Serbia and Hungary to facilitate the transport of people and goods.
“Hungary and China will consider the option of building an oil pipeline between the two countries, and there is also a willingness to expand cooperation in the field of nuclear energy,” Orban said.
In addition to Hungary, Chinese President Xi Jinping previously visited France, where he met with President Emmanuel Macron, and Serbia, where he held meetings with the country’s leadership, including President Aleksandar Vucic, Klix.ba reports.
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