STORY: BRI cooperation with China opens up good prospects: former Hungarian PM
SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024
DATELINE: May 1, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:38
LOCATION: Budapest
CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Hungary
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): PETER MEDGYESSY, Former Hungarian Prime Minister
3. various of Peter Medgyessy 
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): PETER MEDGYESSY, Former Hungarian Prime Minister

STORYLINE:

Peter Medgyessy, former Hungarian Prime Minister, has hailed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a fantastic initiative that opens up good prospects.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): PETER MEDGYESSY, Former Hungarian Prime Minister
"(BRI is) a fantastic initiative that opens up good prospects. As the cooperation with China moves forward, it helps achieve all that we have envisioned. The BRI has a very important aspect in economic cooperation. I see a lot of opportunities." Connectivity and regional integration into the commercial networks and the system of trade relations are very valuable. An increasing number of Hungarian children are going abroad, to China.
Such exchanges provide opportunities for people of the two countries to know each other and learn about each other's culture and civilization, far exceeding traditional economic, cooperative and other types of relations."

Medgyessy points out that amid various global challenges, cooperation and fair competition are beneficial for all.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): PETER MEDGYESSY, Former Hungarian Prime Minister
"We see that the world faces regional conflicts, and this is terribly bad for everyone. Therefore, it's very important how the world's leading powers think about the question of how to cooperate, how to find common solutions, how to extend globalization. Let's work together, where necessary, to strengthen competition, where necessary, to strengthen cooperation, and this could be a win for the entire world."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Budapest.
(XHTV)