The new Georgian Foreign Minister reassured his Hungarian counterpart on Tuesday that her country would continue to follow the path of Euro-Atlantic integration.

Minister Maia Panjikidze held bilateral talks with János Martonyi prior to the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels.

„Time will tell how fast Georgia can advance towards NATO and the EU” – János Martonyi said. He added that both countries are interested in developing bilateral economic, political and cultural relations. Minister Martonyi said that he would visit the country in the following year, since he was officially invited to Georgia.

The recently appointed Foreign Minister of Georgia, Maya Panjikidze, ensured her Hungarian counterpart that the new Georgian government would continue to pursue the foreign policy goals of the previous government.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister declared that Budapest fully respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and assured her that Hungary would not endorse the independent status of neither Abkhazia nor South Ossetia. Minister Panjikidze also said Georgia would respond to concerns expressed by the international community about criminal procedure in the country by strictly adhering to the rule of law.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)