Hungary: Georgia is ready for visa waiver
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Hungary supports granting Georgia visa-free travel to the European Union (EU) by June.
Hungarian officials spoke words of support as Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze visited Budapest today.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Peter Szijjarto stressed Georgia met all requirements to qualify for visa-free travel.
"Georgia is ready for the visa waiver programme,” he said.
"[Georgia] has concluded its Visa Liberalisation Action Plan successfully, therefore this country is fully compatible and eligible for a visa waiver.”
"Therefore we are ready to support the European decision to lift visa requirements for Georgia during the first six months of this year.”
The Hungarian Minister believed granting visa-free travel to Georgia would give a new impetus to the European partnership program, as well as to the processes that "have lost speed” because trade relations between the EU and eastern partners "have been rather modest recently”.
Hungary is opening a credit line for Georgia amounting to $68 million USD in a bid to support Georgia’s business and investment environment.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) should complete its enlargement process allowing Montenegro into the Alliance, and keep its door open for Georgia and Macedonia, Hungary’s Foreign Minister said today.
Kutaisi International Airport is continuing to expand its services by offering new affordable flights to seven European destinations.
Hungary is "absolutely supportive” of Georgia receiving visa-free travel with the European Union (EU), says Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban.
Georgia has made "serious sacrifices” on its path to Euro-Atlantic integration and we highly appreciate these achievements, says Hungary’s Defence Minister.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, who was in Tbilisi to attend the Ambassadorial meeting, said Hungary wanted to see the immediate introduction of a visa-free regime between Georgia and the European Union (EU).
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto spoke about Georgian-Hungarian cooperation at today’s joint press conference with Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze.