Szabolcs Takács, MFA Political Director and Deputy State Secretary for Security Policy, received Mikheil Darchiashvili, Deputy Defence Minister of Georgia, on February 17, 2014.

Mr Takács stressed that Hungary regards Georgia as an important partner in the Southern Caucasus region. The two sides agreed that developing cooperation between the two defence ministries plays a significant role in bilateral relations.

The Hungarian MFA Political Director assured his Georgian partner that Hungary strongly supports advancing Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration. He added that Hungary firmly backs the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia as defined by international law.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)