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Lebanese delegation visited the Ministry of Agriculture in Budapest

A Lebanese delegation lead by Louis Lahoud, State Secretary of the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, had official talks between 4 and 8 December, 2017 at the Ministry of Agriculture in Budapest for the purpose of expanding agricultural trade relations. The parties agreed that the framework for future cooperation could be the formation of a Joint Committee and agreed on organizing a business forum in Lebanon in the near future.
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Péter Heltai, Ambassador at large of the Hungary Helps Program, visited Lebanon

Péter Heltai, Ambassador at large of the Hungary Helps Program, visited Lebanon from 6 to 8 December, where he held a meeting with Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon. The Minister thanked for helping the host communities as well as the refugees and appreciated the Hungarian support to those living in crisis zones in order to help them stay or return to their place of residence. Péter Heltai also had some activity programs related to the Hungarian-financed church reconstruction program project and the assistance to Syrian refugees.
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The official visit of Mr. Tristan Azbej, Deputy State Secretary to Lebanon

Mr. Tristan Azbej, Deputy State Secretary for the Ministry of Human Resources of Hungary, visited Lebanon between 30 October and 2 November. He discussed Hungarian support programs with the Syriac Catholic and Syriac Orthodox Church leaders and visited the institutions that benefited from the 1 million Euro grant offered earlier by the Hungarian government. He also visited a church in Byblos (Jbeil) which is to be renovated using Hungarian financial support.
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The official visit of László Trócsányi, Minister of Justice to Lebanon

László Trócsányi, Minister of Justice of Hungary, visited Lebanon between 1 and 4 November, 2017 and held lectures at the Supreme Court of Lebanon and the Saint Joseph University. He met the Lebanese Minister of Justice Mr. Salim Jreissaty and the two ministers signed an agreement on judicial cooperation. Mr. Trócsányi visited the temporary refugee settlement aided by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees near Tripoli, and learned about official procedures and humanitarian benefits for refugees.
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The official visit of Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants to Hungary

On 11 October, 2017 Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon, made an official visit to Budapest accompanied by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Lebanon, the president of the Tripoli Chamber of Commerce and businessmen representing the agricultural and food sectors. Gebran Bassil was received by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and had official talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó. The Lebanese party intends to increase its exports of agricultural products to Hungary and is interested in importing Hungarian agricultural know-how. The Lebanese Minister repeatedly thanked Hungary for supporting the reconstruction of Lebanese Churches.
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