Interview: Hungarian minister hails BRI as significant initiative in global trade

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Budapest, Hungary, April 16, 2019. Hungary is proud to be the first European country to sign an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with China over the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said. The BRI "is very significant from the perspective of Europe, because it is Europe's interest to be able to build a good and effective cooperation with China," Szijjarto told Xinhua in a recent interview. (Xinhua/Volgyi Attila)