His Excellency Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary attended the ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar between 20-21 November 2017 and held bilateral meetings with H. E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and H. E. Ms. Apiradi Tantraporn, Minister of Commerce of Thailand in Bangkok as well as paying an official bilateral visit to Myanmar. 

In Nay Pyi Daw the Hungarian Minister paid a courtesy call on H. E. U Myint Swe, First Vice President of Myanmar, met H. E. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H. E. U Kyaw Tin, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, H. E. U Myo Thein Gyi, Minister of Education and H. E. U Than Myint, Minister of Commerce.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade signed a bilateral Agreement on Education Cooperation, providing 30 full university scholarships for Myanmar students every year, and an Agreement on Cooperation and Political Consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Hungary and Myanmar.

In Thailand NBT and TNN, in Myanmar MRTV and MITV conducted interviews for their programmes with H. E. Mr. Péter Szijjártó.