Hungarian FM confirms desire to strengthen relations with Qatar

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Janos Martonyi stressed his country’s desire to strengthen its relations with the State of Qatar and transfer them to a new level in both political and economic fields.In this regard, he expressed optimism about the ongoing meetings between officials of the two countries, especially on the economic front.In an interview with the Qatari Arabic daily (Al-Sharq) published today, the Hungarian minister pointed out that the diplomatic relations between the two countries were established nearly twenty years ago, stressing that bilateral relations are developing steadily.He said that the aim of his current visit to Qatar is to explore the possibilities of further cooperation between the two countries.Martonyi added that the two countries signed two agreements last year to promote economic cooperation and establish the Joint Economic Committee which will meet soon and which aims to work to explore all areas of economic cooperation between Qatar and Hungary.The Hungarian Foreign Minister also expressed his country’s desire to enter into a project to bring Qatari gas to a receiving station in his country and then to all Central Europe countries through the European network of gas, pointing out that the issue is currently under discussion. Experts from Budapest will visit Doha next week to discuss the details of the project, he added.Martonyi emphasised that Budapest is ready to help in supporting special projects for the World Cup 2022 to be hosted by Qatar as well as water security projects, expressing his country’s desire to raise the volume of trade exchange with Doha through food products produced by Hungary.