President Csaba Kőrösi met today in Beijing with State Councilor Wang Yi.
The President thanked China for its leadership role in the United Nations and its efforts to support people and the planet.
The President raised next month’s UN Water Conference and invited China to participate at a high level.
Among other topics discussed was Security Council reform, the war in Ukraine and its global economic implications, and multilateralism overall.
Also today, President Kőrösi visited the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS). This is a center created to support achievement of the SDGs.
At the Center, the President with Dr. Hou Jianguo, the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other senior scientists working on satellite and sustainable development research.
The President was accompanied by Dr. Guo Huadong, Center Director and the leading Chinese scientist working on the SDGs.
The President said he was very impressed by what he had seen and the contribution that the Center is making towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.