FM Urges Preparing A Roadmap for Development of Iran-Hungary Ties

In a meeting with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in Tehran on Thursday, Amirabdollahian said the promotion of trade and economic cooperation is among Iran’s main priorities in relations with Hungary,

Szijjarto is in Tehran at the head of an economic delegation.

During the meeting, the two top diplomats exchanged views on issues of common interest, including trade.

The Iranian foreign minister called for efforts to enhance Tehran-Budapest cooperation in economy and trade, which he described as a main priority for the Islamic Republic in ties with Hungary.

Amirabdollahian proposed a joint commission meeting to prepare a roadmap for the expansion of mutual relations at the earliest.

He criticized a delay in the implementation of the previously-signed agreements and stressed the importance of doubling efforts to remove the obstacles in this field.

On the sidelines of the meeting, the two sides signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the areas of education and culture. Hungary undertook, under one of the agreements, to grant scholarships to Iranian university students.

Officials of the two countries are also scheduled to hold a session of the Iran-Hungary joint economic committee later on Thursday.

Szijjarto is scheduled to hold talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi later in the day. This is the first visit by Hungarian foreign minister to Tehran since the inauguration of the new Iranian administration in August.

In a meeting held on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York in September, Amirabdollahian and Szijjarto held talks about bilateral cooperation, particularly in economic fields, and the removal of obstacles in the way of training university students as well as the developments in Afghanistan.