On 16-17 January 2012 Minister without portfolio for negotiations between Hungary and certain international financial organisations Tamás Fellegi continued informal consultations in Germany to prepare the official negotiations on Hungary’s loan request.
Minister without portfolio for negotiations between Hungary and certain international financial organisations Tamás Fellegi had informal consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington between 9-12 January 2012 to prepare negotiations about Hungary’s borrowing. On the last day of his visit, the minister consulted IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde about the possible schedule of effective negotiations. The head of delegation confirmed that the Hungarian Government remained firmly committed to the earliest possible conduct of negotiations.
Mr. Tamás Fellegi, Minister in charge of conducting negotiations with the IMF and the European Union met with Madame Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Press Communiqué.
Tamas Fellegi, Hungary's chief negotiator for talks with the IMF and the EU, will hold meetings in Germany on Monday and Tuesday next week, his office told MTI on Thursday.
The Hungarian Embassy in Washington reports that Tamás Fellegi – minister without portfolio responsible for liaising with international financial organisations – started negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on Monday in Washington DC.
In the first half of January 2012, Tamás Fellegi, minister without portfolio responsible for liaising with certain international financial organisations will have informal consultations in Washington with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) experts in charge of Hungary, managing director of IMF, Christine Lagarde, and other members of the Directorate.
At his hearing, Tamás Fellegi, Minister without portfolio, responsible for the preparation and conduct of negotiations to start next year with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission said that Hungary and the international organisations will develop negotiation mandates for their delegations by mid-January.
Tamás Fellegi will act as minister without portfolio responsible for liaising with certain international financial organisations.
According to the parties’ concordant intentions and pursuant to their agreement, informal talks were held by the delegations of the Hungarian Government, the International Monetary Fund and the European Committee on 15 December 2011 in Budapest.