First Hungarian cosmonaut sent greetings to first Belarusian female cosmonaut

The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Hungary hosted a meeting with the first Hungarian cosmonaut, Bertalan Farkas, who flew into space in 1980, sb.by reports with reference to the Belarusian diplomatic mission

“Bertalan Farkas stressed the fact of the flight into space and the ongoing work on the ISS of Marina Vasilevskaya and Oleg Novitsky, and congratulated the Belarusian side on this outstanding achievement,” the Belarusian embassy informed.

It is reported that during the event, the parties discussed trends in the space industry, emphasised the importance of co-operation in this area between certain countries, including Belarus and Hungary, and outlined plans for the future.