House speaker has talks with South Korean counterpart

Hungary considers the Republic of Korea a strategic partner, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said after talks with his South Korean counterpart Moon Hee-sang in Budapest on Friday. Bilateral economic, trade, cultural, tourism, scientific and research relations have developed dynamically since the establishment of diplomatic ties 30 years ago, he said. Two-way trade surpassed 2.6 billion dollars last year. The tourism turnover increased by 13-14 percent both last year and the first half of 2019, with over 170,000 South Korean arrivals registered in Hungary, Kover added.