Armenia to open embassy in Hungary

ArmInfo.The Armenian Embassy will open in Hungary. The corresponding decision was made on November  28 at a meeting of the Armenian Government.

As stated in the rationale for the document, on December 1, 2022, a  meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Hungary, Ararat  Mirzoyan and Peter Szijjarto, was held in Lodz, during which an  agreement was reached on the full restoration of diplomatic  relations.

After the restoration of diplomatic relations, an active political  dialogue has been conducted between the two countries, and there is a  multi-sectoral bilateral agenda.

It is also noted that Hungary is of great importance for Armenia as  an EU member state. Armenian- Hungarian cooperation has great  potential for development also within the framework of the  Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between Armenia and  the EU and the Eastern Partnership.

On May 6 of this year, during Mirzoyan's visit to Hungary, an  agreement was reached on the mutual opening of embassies in the  capitals.

In 2012, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban returned Ramil Safarov  to Azerbaijan as a national "hero" for hacking to death with an axe  Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan, who was undergoing military  training in Hungary. After that, the then political leadership of  Armenia froze diplomatic relations with that country. 

Following the meeting between Ararat Mirzoyan and his Hungarian  counterpart Peter Szijjarto, the parties reached an agreement on the  restoration of full diplomatic relations, expressing their intention  to open a new chapter in Armenian-Hungarian relations based on mutual  trust and respect for international law. In May 2023, Armenia  appointed a non-resident ambassador to Hungary. Ashot Smbatyan became  the new ambassador.