Georgian Defence Minister meets Hungary’s Chief of Defence to discuss closer military cooperation

Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Chikovani on Tuesday met with General Gábor Böröndi, the Chief of the General Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces, who is on an official visit to Georgia.

Chikovani expressed gratitude to the Hungarian side for its firm support of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and highlighted the positive dynamics of cooperation between the two countries.

He emphasised the importance of the joint declaration on strategic partnership and the defense cooperation document signed between Georgia and Hungary.

During the meeting held at the Ministry of Defence, the parties discussed the areas outlined in the bilateral plan between the defense institutions of Georgia and Hungary, as well as the current security environment in the region and globally.

An official welcoming ceremony for the Chief of the General Staff of the Hungarian Defence Forces was held at the Ministry of Defence.

General Böröndi was hosted by his Georgian counterpart, Lieutenant General Giorgi Matiashvili, who thanked him for the visit and noted Hungary’s contribution to Georgia’s defence transformation process and the successful implementation of the SNGP.

The discussions further covered existing cooperation between Georgia and Hungary in the fields of defence, military education, training, and military medicine, as well as prospects for future collaboration.

General Gábor Böröndi is paying a two-day official visit to Georgia. He honored the memory of the heroes who fell in the battles for Georgia’s territorial integrity by laying a wreath at the Heroes Memorial. The Hungarian delegation also visited the NATO-Georgia Joint Training and Evaluation Center (JTEC) in Krtsanisi.