Close range丨“Isn’t this a symbol of the growth of China-Hungary friendship?”
Budapest, May 10: Blue sky, white clouds, clear sky and warm sunshine. On the morning of the 9th local time, Hungarian President Šuyuk and Prime Minister Orban held a welcoming ceremony for President Xi Jinping in the inner courtyard of the Buda Palace.
The ancient and magnificent Buda Palace stands majestically, and the national flags of China and Hungary complement each other. This is the first time that Hungary has used the inner courtyard of the Buda Palace as a welcoming ceremony venue. The bright red carpet, the loud military music, the heroic honor guard of the National Defense Forces, the majestic cavalry and horse teams... the meticulous arrangements and high-standard courtesy demonstrated the deep friendship between China and Hungary.
On the morning of May 9, local time, President Xi Jinping attended a grand welcome ceremony jointly held by Hungarian President Šuyuk and Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest. Photo by reporter Xie Huanchi
This is the first time in 15 years that President Xi Jinping has set foot on the beautiful and rich land of Hungary. After the welcome ceremony, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Šuyuk at the Hungarian Presidential Palace. President Xi Jinping specifically talked about the Hungarian girl Ola Tamara who was in the welcoming team when he arrived at Budapest International Airport the day before.
"They introduced that she was the little girl who gave me flowers 15 years ago. She was only 6 years old at the time. She has grown up now." President Xi Jinping said.
On the evening of May 8, local time, the Hungarian girl Ola Tamara in the team was welcomed at the Budapest International Airport in Hungary. Photo by reporter Xie Huanchi
In October 2009, when then Vice President Xi Jinping visited Hungary, Euler, as a children’s representative, presented flowers to him. Later, Euler entered the first Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Central and Eastern Europe that uses Chinese and native language teaching. Now he can speak fluent Chinese. She named herself Tongman in Chinese.
On the evening of the 8th, President Xi Jinping arrived at Budapest International Airport on a special plane. Seeing President Xi Jinping walking down the gangway, Euler stepped forward to present a bouquet of flowers and said happily: "President Xi, welcome to Hungary!"
After listening to the staff's introduction, President Xi Jinping thought for a moment and recalled the little girl back then. "You have grown so big? You were only this tall back then." President Xi Jinping said while gesturing with his hands.
On the evening of May 8, local time, at the Budapest International Airport in Hungary, Hungarian girl Ola Tamara took a group photo with two students from the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School who attended the welcome ceremony. Photo by reporter Xie Huanchi
When he learned that Euler later learned Chinese, President Xi Jinping smiled and nodded and said, "He speaks Chinese very well."
“I was so moved at the time.” On the morning of the 9th, President Xi Jinping talked about this matter with President Shuyuk and said, “From a little girl to a beautiful girl, doesn’t this symbolize the growth of China-Hungary friendship? "
