Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky visited Scotland between 22-24 February 2017, as a first stage of a series of visits to the devolved territories, with the aim to receive first-hand information about the Brexit related thoughts of representatives of the region’s business, political and university circles and further improve our mutual cooperation in the field of business, culture and education.
In the Scottish Parliament, the Ambassador was received by the Presiding Officer, Ken Macintosh. From the Scottish government, he met First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and had a discussion with Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop, whilst from the opposition, he had an exchange of views with Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives. The Ambassador also met with Sadie Doherty, Lord Provost of Glasgow and Donald Wilson, Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of Edinburgh.
Among the business related discussions, Ambassador Szalay-Bobrovniczky met with representatives of MOL UK Ltd., Skysanner, Scotch Whisky Association, Scottish Financial Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise and Invest Glasgow.
In the field of education, meetings took place with senior officials of Glasgow University, Queen Margaret University and University of Edinburgh. At the Business School of The University of Edinburgh, the Ambassador delivered a lecture titled ’The Future of Europe after Brexit – Hungarian / Central European Perspective’.
