Budapest, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Blue sky and white clouds, clear sky and warm sunshine. On the morning of the 9th local time, Hungarian President Schjuuk and Prime Minister Viktor Orban held a welcome ceremony for President Xi Jinping in the inner courtyard of the Buda Palace.
The ancient and magnificent Buda Palace stands solemnly, and the national flags of China and Hungary reflect each other. This is the first time that the Hungarian side has used the inner courtyard of the Buda Royal Palace as the venue for the welcoming ceremony. Bright red carpet, loud military music, heroic and upright Wehrmacht honor guard, majestic cavalry and horse team...... The meticulous arrangement and high-standard courtesy demonstrate 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 Shuyuk and Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
This is President Xi Jinping's first time in 15 years that he has set foot on the beautiful and rich land of Hungary. After the welcoming ceremony, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Schjujk at the Hungarian Presidential Palace. President Xi Jinping made a point of welcoming Hungarian girl Euler Tamara when he arrived at Budapest International Airport the day before.
"They told me that she was the same girl who gave me flowers 15 years ago, when she was only 6 years old, and now she is grown." President Xi Jinping said.
On the evening of May 8, local time, the Hungarian girl Ola Tamara in the team was welcomed at Budapest International Airport in Hungary. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
In October 2009, when then-Vice President Xi Jinping visited Hungary, Euler presented flowers to him as a child representative. Later, Euler attended the first Hungarian-Chinese bilingual school in Central and Eastern Europe to teach in Chinese and his own Chinese language, and is now fluent in Chinese. She gave herself a Chinese name called Tong Man.
On the evening of the 8th, President Xi Jinping arrived at Budapest International Airport by special plane. Seeing President Xi Jinping walking down the ramp, Ola stepped forward to present a bouquet of flowers and said happily: "President Xi, welcome to Hungary!" ”
After listening to the introduction of the staff, President Xi Jinping thought for a while and remembered the little girl back then. "You've grown that big? Back then, you were only that tall. President Xi Jinping said as he gestured with his hand.
On the evening of May 8, local time, at Budapest International Airport, Hungary, Hungarian girl Ola Tamara took a group photo with two students from the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School who participated in the welcome ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
Knowing that Euler later learned Chinese, President Xi Jinping smiled and nodded and said, "Chinese is very good." ”
"I was so moved." On the morning of the 9th, President Xi Jinping talked about this incident with President Shuyuk and said, "From a little girl to a beautiful girl, isn't this a symbol of the growth of friendship between China and Hungary?" ”
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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