The decision on Georgia’s candidate status is a political issue, and we demand this political commitment from the European Union, a decision to be made in the fall, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said at a joint press conference with Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili.

As Szijjártó noted, Georgia deserves candidate status.

“We highly value our cooperation with the Caucasus region, demonstrated by the upcoming joint summit scheduled for October 11-12 in Tbilisi, bringing together members of the Georgian and Hungarian governments.

During this summit, we will sign essential agreements, including an investment program and an extension of our scholarship program.

Additionally, our discussions also focused on Georgia’s aspiration to attain EU candidate status. We believe Georgia should receive candidate status in the autumn. Georgia did everything for it. The decision on Georgia’s candidate status is a political issue, and we demand this political commitment from the EU this autumn,” he said.

During his working visit to Hungary, the Georgian FM met with his Hungarian counterpart, Péter Szijjártó. Darchaishvili also participated as an honoured guest at the annual meeting of the heads of Hungarian diplomatic missions abroad, during which he addressed Hungarian diplomats.