Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, left Budapest on Friday after paying state visit to Hungary. [FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY]

BUDAPEST -- Chinese President Xi Jinping left Budapest on Friday after paying state visit to Hungary.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife bid farewell to Xi at the airport.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife bid farewell to Xi at the airport. [FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY]

After Xi's plane took off, two fighter jets of the Hungarian Air Force launched to escort.

Xi has paid state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10. This marks the first visit to Europe by China's head of state in nearly five years.