In the frame of the Hungarian Presidency of the V4 in London, Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky invited Baroness Anelay, Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union for a discussion.
Ambassador Szalay-Bobrovniczky met Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP Co-Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Trade and Investment, and Chairman of APPG on Shooting and Conservation on 7 September 2017.
Ambassador Szalay-Bobrovniczky welcomed Ambassador Sečka of the Czech Republic, Ambassador Rzegocki of Poland and Ambassador Rehák of Slovakia for a lunch to discuss the priorities and activities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrád 4 countries, running from 1st July 2017 to 30th June 2018.
The Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó arrived to London for a two-day visit on 5 July 2017 upon the invitation of the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson to participate at the Ukraine Reform Conference. Minister Szijjártó also conducted negotiations with his British partners. He met the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond and the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, David Davis. At the end of the day Minister Szijjártó participated at the official opening reception to launch Hungary’s presidency of the Visegrád 4 group.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols Archbishop welcomed the Hungarian delegation led by Attila Fülöp, Deputy State Secretary for churches, minorities and civil affairs of Hungary and Bishop Ferenc Cserháti to celebrate a mass for the beatification of Cardinal Mindszenty on 9 May 2017 in Westminster Cathedral.
The special envoy responsible for the international coordination of the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) consortium, Dr Zsolt Fülöp, visited Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) close to Oxford on 7 April 2017. Dr Fülöp met Andrew Taylor, the CEO of the Science and Technology Facility Council, which provides most of the funds for RAL, and John Collier, the Director of Central Laser Facility.
Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky paid his first official visit to Cardiff, Wales on 30-31 March 2017. During his stay, the Hungarian Ambassador met Mr Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure and held a discussion with Ms Ann Jones AM, Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales.
Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky hosted a discussion with Bob Neill, Chairman Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group, Hungary and other prominent Conservative Members of the Parliament on 28 March 2017.
Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky met Karin von Hippel, Director General of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, commonly known as RUSI, the oldest security and defence think tank in the world, and also Jonathan Eyal, International Director of RUSI on 28 March 2017, at the think tank’s prominent Whitehall building.
Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky met Robin Niblett, Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, commonly known as Chatham House on 22 March 2017, at the think tank’s London headquarters.