Hungary becomes first EU nation to join China’s Silk Road network

‘Hungary has signed an agreement with China officially joining Beijing’s ambitious Silk Road network, a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said.

Hungary becomes the first European country to join China’s “One Belt, One Road” project. The Silk Road could be the second China-led project in recent months to attract a flurry of EU participation.

The agreement on the Silk Road was signed on Saturday by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto.’

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