President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda arrived in Hungary on Thursday afternoon. On Friday, together with the Hungarian presidential couple, they will take part in celebrations marking Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day.
The event alternates annually between Poland and Hungary; this year, it will be held in Kaposvár.
On Friday, the Polish presidential couple will be welcomed by Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok and his spouse, as well as the mayor of Kaposvár. Later in the morning, a private meeting between the two presidents is scheduled, followed by discussions between their delegations and statements to the media by Presidents Duda and Sulyok.
Both presidential couples will attend a gala ceremony in honor of Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day. Additionally, on Friday, the presidents of Poland and Hungary will take part in an awards presentation for the youth history competition titled “Poland and Hungary—A History of Friendship.”
The final item on the agenda will be a formal lunch in honor of Poland’s president and first lady.
A declaration establishing March 23 as Friendship Day for both nations was adopted on March 12, 2007, by the Hungarian parliament. A few days later, a similar resolution was passed by the Polish Sejm.
Last year, the presidents of Poland and Hungary met in Stary Sącz, Poland, to mark the occasion there.