Georgia must receive the European Union membership candidate status this autumn, as the Georgian Government had done everything for the outcome. Such a statement made today Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó at a joint press conference with his Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili.

“The decision on Georgia’s status is a political issue, we demand from the European Union this political commitment, a decision that should be made in the fall.

We highly value our cooperation with the Caucasus region, demonstrated by the upcoming joint summit scheduled for October 11-12 in Tbilisi, bringing together members of the Georgian and Hungarian governments.

During this summit, we will sign essential agreements, including an investment program and an extension of our scholarship programme”, - said Peter Szijjártó.