Budapest memorial for ship tragedy to be unveiled in autumn

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the 2019 ship collision claiming many South Korean lives in Budapest is planned to be inaugurated in the autumn, Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's foreign minister, said on Facebook on Monday, after phone talks with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha. The South Korean foreign minister thanked Hungary for the solidarity it showed after the tragedy that claimed the lives of 26 South Korean tourists. She also thanked Hungary for the commemoration that marked the first anniversary of the tragedy. The two ministers also discussed the coronavirus pandemic and recognised one another's efforts to contain the virus. "Foreign Minister Kyung-wha thanked Hungary for allowing employees of Korean companies to enter the country, and I thanked the Korean companies for their investments in Hungary," Szijjarto said.