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Our Embassy hosted a reception to celebrate the 55th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Laos and Hungary in Vientiane on 7 December 2017. After more than five decades of cooperation our bilateral relations are more dynamic than ever. H. E. Mr. Lien Thikeo, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and H. E. Mr. Sengphet Houngboungnuang, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs joined Ambassador Péter Jakab on the stage to raise their glasses for a toast to celebrate the friendship of our nations. The President and members of the Lao-Hungarian Friendship Association,

Hungary was represented by famous young fashion designer Dora Kovács at Thai Silk Road to the World 2017, a promotion event further enhancing the popularity of world-renowned Thai silk. The Hungarian designer introduced her new collection at Central World on 23 November with great success.

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.

The 64th YWCA Diplomatic Charity Bazaar took place between 17 and 19 November in Central World Shopping Mall, Bangkok. The income generated during the event is donated for charity every year.

Our Embassy participated at the exhibition organized by the Delegation of the European Union under the title ’Study and Research Oppoirtunities in Europe’ in Vientiane on 31 October - 1 November 2017. We promoted the already highly popular Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme, which gained a great interest at the event, because it involves all the faculties and all levels of higher education at the universities of Hungary, as well as providing a free scholarship and a stipend covering all of the expenses.