The president of Hungary, His Excellency, Dr Laszlo Solyom, visited Canada between April 24-28. During his visit he was received by the Governor General and the Prime Minister, and participated in a state dinner given in his honour. In addition to Ottawa, his visit included Toronto, Calgary and Lake Louise. Among the members of his delegation was also Hungary’s Minister of Culture and Education, Dr Istvan Hiller. At a reception held at the Embassy of Hungary on April 26th, the Hon Mauril Bélanger, MP and Mr Peter Herrndorf, Director General of the National Arts Centre, were awarded the Officers’ Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary by President Solyom in recognition of their contributions to relations between Canada and Hungary.
For details of the visit and photos, see the Hungarian embassy’s website at:
http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/
For the Governor General’s media release and photo gallery, see
http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=5042