The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, the honourable Dr Denzil Douglas, has met with the Special Envoy of the President of Hungary and Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations, his Excellency Csaba Korosi, to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The ambassador was in St Kitts and Nevis to attend the recent meeting of Caribbean ministers of foreign affairs and met with the Prime Minister to discuss mutual areas of interest that could be pursued. These included establishing diplomatic relations, appointing honorary consuls and strengthening ties between Europe and CARICOM. They also looked at gaining support from the European Union to help diversify the economy of St Kitts and Nevis.
The special envoy to Hungary had already gained approval from his country for establishing diplomatic ties, and has proposed a date by which relations should be brought into effect. He also outlined areas where both countries could benefit from cooperation.
These included food, security and processing, and also research into cancer and diabetes. Other areas which were discussed included renewable energy and climate change. Renewable energy is especially important to St Kitts and Nevis as they have very little in the way of natural resources but are committed to becoming a green and energy-efficient nation.
Hungary asked for support from St Kitts and Nevis for their petition for a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council, and for their part St Kitts and Nevis asked Hungary to support the CARICOM initiative during the special high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases. The meeting is due to be held at the United Nations this September.
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