The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, paid an official visit to Budapest on October 26, where he met with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, and the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Hungarian Parliament, Laszlo Kover. The two countries also signed a strategic document.

According to the administration of the Government of Georgia, Viktor Orban hosted Irakli Gharibashvili at a working dinner, where the colleagues talked about the positive dynamics of the development of bilateral friendly relations between the two countries and the further deepening of cooperation.

According to the information of the Georgian government administration, at the meeting with Laszlo Kover, the parties discussed the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Georgia. They reviewed the situation in the occupied regions of Georgia and the environment in the area. "The conversation touched on Russia's military aggression in Ukraine and the situation created there."

During his visit to Budapest, Prime Minister Gharibashvili also visited the Hungarian Heroes' Memorial and decorated it with a wreath.

Along with the Prime Minister, the following Georgian politicians also traveled to Hungary: Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Levan Davitashvili; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ilia Darchiashvili; Head of Department of Relations with Regions of Government Administration, Leri Barnabishvili and Head of Government Administration, Revaz Javelidze.

Georgian and Hungarian prime ministers signed a declaration on strategic partnership between their countries in Budapest. The underlying aim of the document is to “further strengthen” bilateral ties between the two countries.  

Orbán spoke at a joint briefing with Gharibashvili about the importance of the history and culture of the two countries, emphasized his support for Georgia on the way to join the European Union, spoke about the Russian war in Ukraine, which he wished to end quickly, and also touched on the possibility of receiving electricity from Azerbaijan via Georgia.

"There are very strong, positive feelings towards Georgia in Hungary. It can be said that it is biased. This means that we have an excellent starting platform for negotiations. The countries are geographically distant - Georgia is in the Caucasus region, and we are here. It can be said that there are many differences. However, there are also many similarities, and it is not difficult for us to understand the main key line of Georgia and the Georgian nation. As for politics, it is a very important day because we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of restoring diplomatic relations. Because we have to exist in abnormal times, we are faced with an unprecedented price crisis, a crisis of energy trains, and we are negotiating with various stakeholders and parties. I want to tell you very briefly about today. We have exchanged views, and we are very close on geopolitical issues, issues of peace and war. We have a great desire for the Ukrainian-Russian war to end soon, and Georgia's opinion is the same," Orban said.

Gharibashvili said that he appreciates the support of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, for Georgia's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. The Prime Ministers spoke about the relations between the two countries at a joint briefing."We are ready to further deepen this sectoral cooperation and relations between ministers and ministries. Hungary, especially under the leadership of Mr. Orbán and during his administration, is a very successful country. Mr. Orbán's government has implemented many successful policies and reforms for the benefit of its people. We learned many examples, shared the successful reforms of your government, and we want to get closer in different directions", said the Georgian PM.