Szijjarto urges stronger economic cooperation with India

Hungary has an interest in deepening cooperation with India, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday, underlining the impact Asia's fast-growing economies have on the Hungarian economy. At a joint press conference after talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Budapest, Szijjarto said Hungary and India were focusing their cooperation on five key areas. Taking into consideration India's strengths in various sectors and Hungary's competitive expertise, these areas include film production, digitalisation, water management, solar energy and the pharmaceutical industry, he said. Concerning water management, Szijjarto said Hungarian companies were working on wastewater treatment and water purification solutions as well as building plumbing systems in the region. He added that India's water management minister was scheduled to visit Hungary in October for further cooperation talks.