Georgian PM lays wreath at Heroes' Square Millennium Monument in Budapest
The Georgian PM, along with the Georgian delegation, is set to hold “high-level” meetings. Georgia’s ambassador to Hungary said the visit would take the country’s “active support” to Georgia to an “even higher level”. Photo: Government administration
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Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili, together with the members of the Georgian delegation, on Wednesday, laid a wreath at Heroes' Square Millennium Monument in Budapest, within the framework of his official visit to Hungary.
During his visit, Garibashvili discussed the prospects of deepening friendly relations and cooperation between Georgia and Hungary with the speaker of the national assembly of Hungary László Kövér.
Photo: Government administration
Earlier today Garibashvili started his official visit to Hungary, with the country’s minister of economic development, the Georgian ambassador and his Hungarian counterpart welcoming the Georgian delegation at Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
The Georgian PM, along with the Georgian delegation, is set to hold “high-level” meetings. Georgia’s ambassador to Hungary said the visit would take the country’s “active support” to Georgia to an “even higher level”.
The prospects of deepening friendly relations and cooperation between Georgia and Hungary, including inter-parliamentary relations, were discussed on Wednesday by the Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and the speaker of the national assembly of Hungary László Kövér.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday started his official visit to Hungary, with the country’s officials welcoming the Georgian delegation at Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili will hold “high-level” meetings in Hungary after departing for the official visit to the country on Wednesday, the government administration said.
Introduction of a simplified employment mechanism for Georgian citizens in Hungary and “fruitful” cooperation between the two countries in economy, trade, tourism and education were discussed on Saturday in a meeting between Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
In 2022 the trade turnover between Georgia and Hungary has doubled, which emphasises the “intensified” relations between the two countries in economy, Georgian economy minister Levan Davitashvili said.
Georgian and Hungarian prime ministers on Wednesday discussed the “positive dynamic" in "friendly relations” between their counties and prospects to further strengthen cooperation at a dinner hosted by Viktor Orbán in honour of Irakli Garibashvili, the Georgian government administration said.
Georgian and Hungarian prime ministers on Thursday signed a declaration on strategic partnership between their countries in Budapest, saying the document would “further strengthen” their “strong bilateral cooperation”.
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday said the European Council’s decision to not include Georgia in its granting of membership candidate status to Moldova and Ukraine in June was “discriminatory”.