The visit of the Chinese President to Hungary was marked by assurances of mutual friendship: „The relations between China and Hungary are now better than ever in history,“ said Xi Jinping on Thursday. Earlier, he had declared during a meeting with Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok that his country was ready to elevate bilateral relations with Hungary to a high level. Looking forward to Hungary taking over the EU Council Presidency in the second half of the year, he also expressed hope that this would be an opportunity to improve relations between the European Union and China.