No:050/23, Press release on the meeting of Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó
03 February 2023 14:50
On 3 February 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Péter Szijjártó, who was on a visit to our country to participate in the meeting within the framework of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council.
During the meeting, current issues on the existing bilateral and multilateral cooperation agenda between Azerbaijan and Hungary, including the current regional situation, were discussed.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov noted with satisfaction the upward development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Hungary in various fields, including political, economic, trade, energy security, education, humanitarian and other areas. Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, particularly emphasizing the development of cooperation between the two countries in energy security, including alternative energy, stated that the “Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the Field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between the Governments of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary,” signed on 17 December 2022, which envisages the use of renewable energy potential in the Caspian and Black Sea regions, including the diversification of energy supplies, makes an important contribution to cooperation in this field.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov also informed the other side about the current situation in the region in the post-conflict period, the steps taken by Azerbaijan towards advancing the peace agenda, and Armenia’s military-political provocations undermining this process. Speaking about the provocations that caused the rightful protest of representatives of Azerbaijani civil society around the Lachin road, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stated that the groundless claims of the Armenian side regarding the events aim to mislead the international community. At the same time, the Minister provided information on restoration and rereconstruction works carried out in the region.
Minister Péter Szijjártó noted that Hungary is interested in further developing relations of a strategic nature between the two countries, and in this regard, emphasized the necessity of using the existing potential. The importance of the existing treaty-legal framework between the two countries, especially the Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership, in the development of relations at this level was emphasized. Satisfaction was expressed with the work carried out within the bilateral economic commission. Referring to Azerbaijan’s role in Europe’s energy security, Minister Péter Szijjártó emphasized the contribution of joint projects implemented in this regard to cooperation. He also stated that there are prospects for involving Hungarian companies in the restoration and rereconstruction works carried out by Azerbaijan.
During the meeting, an exchange of views was also conducted on other bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.
