The Hungarian prime minister said after the Budapest summit of leaders of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries and South Korean President Moon Jae-in that South Korea is known for being a leader in innovation and the V4 want to take advantage of the emerging new era of the global economy.
Addressing a joint press conference, Viktor Orbán said the V4 leaders had asked Moon to keep an eye on Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia’s biggest joint project that was the construction of the high-speed rail line connecting their capitals. The 800 km line will cut travel time between Budapest and Warsaw from 12 hours to five, he said, and expressed hope that the project would attract the interest of South Korea’s industrial sector.
He said the V4 were hopeful that their cooperation with South Korea could expand beyond the economy to the areas of science and technology as well.
Orbán said it was “an honour” for the V4 that the South Korean president had joined their summit. “This is especially so for Hungarians because we see our peoples as being related,” he said. He noted that Hungary first established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Korea in 1892. Another unique aspect of the talks, Orbán said, was that they had welcomed a president who himself had fought for freedom and democracy.
Thursday’s talks also touched on global issues like climate policy and the situation in Afghanistan, Orbán said.
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