Armenian, Hungarian foreign ministries hold first political consultations since restoration of diplomatic ties

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. The foreign ministries of Armenia and Hungary have held the first political consultations since the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries. 

The consultations were held in Budapest.

The Armenian side was represented by Deputy FM Paruyr Hovhannisyan, while the Hungarian side was represented by Péter Sztáray, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 

According to a statement issued by the Armenian foreign ministry, the sides discussed opportunities for further development of bilateral agenda, regional issues, and underscored the necessity for expanding the bilateral legal-contractual framework and intensifying trade-economic, cultural, educational, tourism and other ties. 

The efforts aimed at deepening Armenia’s partnership with the EU and cooperation with Hungary in this direction were comprehensively discussed.

Hovhannisyan touched upon the Armenian government’s steps in the direction of establishing peace in the South Caucasus and the latest discussions in the Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization process. He once again presented the Crossroads of Peace project developed by the Armenian government.