President Xi Jinping Receives Military Welcome at Buda Castle
Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, and his spouse were received with a military ceremony on Thursday in the Lion Courtyard of Buda Castle.
Hungarian Head of State Tamás Sulyok, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and their spouses, as well as members of the government, welcomed Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan on the second day of their visit to Hungary at the Lion Courtyard.
President Xi and President Sulyok inspected the Hungarian Defense Forces’ Guard and Ceremonial Regiment, the National Cavalry Regiment, and the soldiers of the Count Ferenc Nádasdy Hussar Regiment including the horseback march of the hussars.
President Xi Jinping (L) and President Tamás Sulyok (R) viewing the horseback march of the Nádasdy Hussar Regiment. Photo: MTI / Koszticsák Szilárd
After the military ceremony, Xi Jinping and his entourage proceeded to the Sándor Palace, where Tamás Sulyok received the Chinese President on an official visit.
Xi Jinping and Tamás Sulyok. Photo: MTI / Máthé Zoltán
Peng Liyuan, accompanied by Zsuzsanna Nagy, spouse of President Sulyok, attended a joint cultural program in the St. Stephen’s Hall of the Royal Palace.
The Chinese head of state is on a state visit to Hungary until Friday, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Via MTI; Featured Image: MTI / Koszticsák Szilárd
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