Iranian Ambassador to Hungary Gholam Ali Rajabi Yazdi met with President of the Hungarian Volleyball Federation Ferenc Kovács on Thursday in Budapest where the two sides vowed to bolster sportive cooperation between the two countries.
During the meeting, the two sides conferred on the ways to boost sportive relations, and stressed the need for expansion of comprehensive ties, especially in the field of volleyball, regarding the two countries’ high ranks among the world’s volleyball teams.
The Iranian diplomat, in this meeting, submitted an invitation from President of the Volleyball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ahmad Ziaei to the Hungarian official.
He also highlighted the importance of organizing joint meetings and exchanging referees and players between the two federations.
Kovács, for his part, hailed the close relations between Iran and Hungary and expressed hope that the two sides will boost sports cooperation, especially in the field of volleyball.
The Hungarian official welcomed the invitation to visit Iran, and expressed his country’s readiness to host the Iranian volleyball team.
The official noted that the Hungarian federation eyes expanding ties with Iran through signing documents.
Two weeks ago, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani cabled a message to his Hungarian counterpart János Áder, and called for expansion of mutual cooperation in different political and economic fields.
In a relevant development in early August 2017, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Vice-Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly István Jakab called for the enhancement of banking ties between Tehran and Budapest.
"Expansion of banking ties between Iran and Hungary will prepare the grounds for fostering cooperation in other areas as well," Zarif said.
He underlined that Iran has maintained good relations with Hungary in recent years, and said, "The two nations have a long history of bilateral ties."
