Diplomacy

President Katalin Novak, receiving Armenian counterpart Vahagn Khachaturyan in Budapest on Tuesday, said ties between the country should be strengthened and "filled with content".

The European Commission has appointed Gabor Zupko as new head of representation in Hungary, the body said on Tuesday.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto discussed Sweden's NATO accession with his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna on Monday, reassuring him that the Hungarian government maintained its "positive approach" to the matter.

Hungary has struck a political agreement on buying Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG), Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said in Doha on Wednesday, adding that the long-term contract for the post-2026 period would boost the country's energy security.

President Katalin Novak, paying a visit to Sarajevo, on Tuesday met members of the state presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina before having talks with Borjana Kristo, the country's Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers.

Economic cooperation between Hungary and Bahrain is on the cusp of a new chapter, with Hungarian exports and investments there growing apace, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Tuesday.

Judit Varga, the head of parliament's European affairs committee, had talks with political and economic leaders of North Rhine-Westphalia on Friday.

Representatives of Hungary have signed a foreign policy cooperation action plan with Bosnia and Herzegovina aimed at starting early talks on the latter country's European integration, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Sarajevo on Friday.

Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, has called on the European Union to cease "threatening and blackmailing" the Western Balkans to ensure a successful integration policy.

Hungary supports Moldova's European Union membership unconditionally, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean in Budapest on Thursday.