There has been an economic uptick in Latin America and Africa recently which could be turned to Hungaryʼs advantage, with the country exporting a lot more services to countries on these continents, Peter Szijjártó told a conference in Budapest focusing on the foreign affairs strategy of opening to the south.

Szijjártó said Hungary would seek to boost its exports in info-communications and water management services, and in engineering know-how to these regions.

To serve the southern opening strategy objective, Hungary will open embassies in Colombia and Peru, as well as in Angola, Ethiopia and Ghana, the minister said.