Cargo deliveries need to be accelerated as economic and trade cooperation between Hungary and China "breaks records", Szijjártó said at the China CEEC Expo. Hungary is already the "entry point" in Central Europe for Chinese cargo flights, he added.

Szijjártó said the 2025 target date for completing the upgrade of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line had been highlighted at talks during his visit to China.

The line is set to become part of a corridor for shipping Chinese goods to Europe.