Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto who is on a three-day visit to India, today held talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on a range of bilateral and multilateral issues. During the meeting, Mr Swaraj thanked Hungary for its support to India's membership of MTCR and NSG. <br/><br/>According to sources, both sides agreed that the tradition of high level visits should be maintained and there should be more Parliamentary exchanges. Mr Szijjarto also mentioned the 60th anniversary of celebrations of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and said that Hungary has planned to recognize the positive role played by India at that time.<br/><br/>On the economic side, both sides expressed satisfaction at the increasing trade which had touched 600 million dollars. Mr Szijjarto positively assessed Indian investment in Hungary which had reached 2 billion dollars and is providing employment to more than 10 thousand people. <br/><br/>Mrs Swaraj said, both nations should widen cooperation in IT education, innovation and research and development. Hungarian Foreign Minister listed four focus areas of automotive industry, construction industry, water and sanitation to assist Clean India Mission and innovative industries. <br/><br/>The two ministers also discussed the prospects of India-EU BTIA in the wake of Brexit. Both leaders also discussed cultural, educational and science and technology cooperation. A Joint India -Hungary Science and Technology Fund of 2 million Euro has been created to promote research in agriculture, Pharma, Information and Communication Technology, nanotechnology and molecular biology. <br/><br/>They also discussed defence cooperation and Hungary's participation in Make in India. The two ministers also discussed multilateral issues including reform of the UN Security Council and the election of the new Secretary General of the United Nations. <br/><br/>They also exchanged views on the recent spate of terror attacks and the need for adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. Mr Szijjarto called on Vice President Hamid Ansari today evening. He also met Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and a group of businessmen.