Georgian, Hungarian PMs discuss “friendly” relations in Budapest meeting
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday discussed “friendly relations” between the two countries and emphasised “positive results” achieved in recent years in terms of the partnership. Photo: Gov't Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday discussed “friendly relations” between the two countries and emphasised “positive results” achieved in recent years in terms of the partnership, the Georgian Government Administration said.
The importance of further expanding sectoral ties and the role of documents signed within the Intergovernmental Commission of the two countries were also highlighted during the meeting.
The officials emphasised the Hungarian Government’s “strong support” for Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
The meeting also noted the country’s support was “crucial” in its role as the future chair of the European Union, as the Georgian Government was working towards the next stage of its European integration.
The conversation also covered the prospect of deepening trade and economic ties between the two countries, and of fostering cooperation in education and culture, the Administration added.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said the Hungarian Government’s “firm attitude” in “protecting the national interests” of the country and its citizens were an “example for everyone”.
Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian Prime Minister, on Thursday told the opening session of the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual event hosted this year in Budapest, Hungary, that his Georgian counterpart Irakli Kobakhidze had “managed to maintain Georgia’s national identity and culture despite challenges”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday said “recent and anticipated global developments” underscored the “imperative to further fortify our efforts in safeguarding our centuries-old traditions and national identity”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday told the opening session of the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual event hosted this year in Budapest, Hungary, that “homeland, language and faith” were the “three main pillars” forming Georgia’s “national identity” since the country declared Christianity as the state religion in the fourth century CE.