Szijjarto: Hungary, Azerbaijan to Start Talks on Strategic Partnership

Baku (MTI) – Hungary and Azerbaijan aim to conclude a strategic partnership agreement, and related talks will start next week, the Hungarian foreign minister said on an official visit to Baku.

“As the most rapidly developing country with the strongest economy in the Caucasus region, Azerbaijan seeks to boost its economic and investment relations with Hungary,” Peter Szijjarto told MTI over the phone. “Since this is also in Hungary’s interest, we agreed on starting talks about a strategic partnership pact.”

Szijjarto held talks on Monday with Azerbaijan leaders, including President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, Deputy Prime Minister Abid Sharifov, Economic Development Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev. He also met Shahmar Movsumov, the CEO of the Azeri State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan.

Talks will formally start at the meeting of President Aliyev and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Nov. 11 in Budapest, he noted.