2023-01-31

An official visit by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Hungary

On January 29, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in Hungary for an official visit.

On January 30, an official welcome ceremony was held at Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest. President of Hungary Katalin Novák welcomed President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Hungary had one-on-one and expanded meetings.  

Then President of Azerbaijan held meetings with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban in limited and expanded formats.

Following the meetings, a ceremony of signing documents between Azerbaijan and Hungary was held:

  • A Joint Declaration on enhanced strategic partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Hungary;
  • Memorandum of Understanding on establishment of friendly ties between the city of Shusha of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the city of Veszprém of Hungary, and cooperation in culture, tourism, urban development, science, economy and other fields of public life;
  • Memorandum of Understanding on natural gas cooperation between the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary;
  • Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in plant quarantine and plant protection between the Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary;
  • Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of migration between the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan and National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing of Hungary;
  • Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in space studies and space activities for peaceful purposes between the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary;
  • Protocol on cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.

After the signing ceremony, President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Viktor Orban made press statements.

The visit continued with an official dinner hosted on behalf of Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife Aniko Levai in honor of President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.

On January 30, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev ended his official visit to Hungary.

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