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===Diplomatic relations===
===Diplomatic relations===
[[File:Vilayət Quliyev Polşa Senatında.JPG|thumb|150px|right|Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Hungary, [[Vilayat Guliyev]]]]

The Republic of Hungary recognized independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 26, 1991<ref>[http://azerbajdzsan.com/azerbaijan-hungary/ Azerbajdzsan.com: Azerbaijan & Hungary]</ref> and the diplomatic relations were established on November 27, 1992. The Hungarian Embassy in Azerbaijan was established on January 12, 2009. Since December 14, 2010 ambassador of Hungary in Azerbaijan is Mr. Zsolt Cutora. Embassy of Azerbaijan in Hungary was opened in September 2004. Currently, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Hungary is H.E. Mr. Vilayat Guliyev.
The Republic of Hungary recognized independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 26, 1991<ref>[http://azerbajdzsan.com/azerbaijan-hungary/ Azerbajdzsan.com: Azerbaijan & Hungary]</ref> and the diplomatic relations were established on November 27, 1992. The Hungarian Embassy in Azerbaijan was established on January 12, 2009. Since December 14, 2010 ambassador of Hungary in Azerbaijan is Mr. Zsolt Cutora. Embassy of Azerbaijan in Hungary was opened in September 2004. Currently, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Hungary is H.E. Mr. Vilayat Guliyev.


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* 26–27 January 2009 - President of Azerbaijan [[Ilham Aliyev]]'s working visit
* 26–27 January 2009 - President of Azerbaijan [[Ilham Aliyev]]'s working visit
* 10–12 November 2011 - President of Hungary [[Pál Schmitt]]'s visit
* 10–12 November 2011 - President of Hungary [[Pál Schmitt]]'s visit
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* 11–12 November 2014 - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visits Hungary.<ref>[http://hungarytoday.hu/cikk/azeri-president-ilham-aliyev-official-visit-budapest-52631 HungaryToday.hu Azeri President Ilham Aliyev On Official Visit To Budapest]</ref>


===Head of Governments===
===Head of Governments===
* 7–8 July 2008 - Prime Minister of Hungary Mr.F.Dyurchani official visit
* 7–8 July 2008 - Prime Minister of Hungary [[Ferenc Gyurcsanyi]]'s official visit;
* 14 November 2008 - Prime Minister Mr. F.Dyurchanin working visit
* 14 November 2008 - Prime Minister [[Ferenc Gyurcsanyi]]'s working visit;
* 13–14 September 2010 - Prime Minister of Hungary Mr. V.Orban official visit
* 13–14 September 2010 - Prime Minister of Hungary [[Viktor Orban]]'s official visit;
* 29 June-1 July 2012 - Prime Minister of Hungary Mr. V.Orban official visit
* 29 June-1 July 2012 - Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban's official visit.


===Head of Parliaments===
===Head of Parliaments===
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* 27–28 April 2014 - Minister of Foreign Affairs E.Mammadyarov working visit<ref>[http://mfa.gov.az/files/file/Azerbaijan_-_Hungary_relations_26.09.2014.pdf MFA.gov.az: Azerbaijan - Hungary relations]</ref>
* 27–28 April 2014 - Minister of Foreign Affairs E.Mammadyarov working visit<ref>[http://mfa.gov.az/files/file/Azerbaijan_-_Hungary_relations_26.09.2014.pdf MFA.gov.az: Azerbaijan - Hungary relations]</ref>
* 3–4 November 2014 - Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affair and Trade Peter Szijjarto visited Azerbaijan.<ref>[http://azerbajdzsan.com/azerbaijan-hungary-cooperation-mulled-baku/ Azerbajdzsan.com: Azerbaijan-Hungary cooperation to be mulled in Baku]</ref>
* 3–4 November 2014 - Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affair and Trade Peter Szijjarto visited Azerbaijan.<ref>[http://azerbajdzsan.com/azerbaijan-hungary-cooperation-mulled-baku/ Azerbajdzsan.com: Azerbaijan-Hungary cooperation to be mulled in Baku]</ref>
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* 11–12 November 2014 - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visits Hungary.<ref>[http://hungarytoday.hu/cikk/azeri-president-ilham-aliyev-official-visit-budapest-52631 HungaryToday.hu Azeri President Ilham Aliyev On Official Visit To Budapest]</ref>


==Inter-parliamentary relations==
==Inter-parliamentary relations==
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Azerbaijani Hungarian Youth Union (AHYU) was established in December 6, 2012, by active representatives of Hungarian youth and Azerbaijani youth working and studying in Hungary. Our main goal serves for improving Azerbaijani-Hungarian relations on youth level by creating and promoting youth to youth communication.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/AHYU.official/info?tab=page_info Official AHYU Facebook page]</ref>
Azerbaijani Hungarian Youth Union (AHYU) was established in December 6, 2012, by active representatives of Hungarian youth and Azerbaijani youth working and studying in Hungary. Our main goal serves for improving Azerbaijani-Hungarian relations on youth level by creating and promoting youth to youth communication.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/AHYU.official/info?tab=page_info Official AHYU Facebook page]</ref>


Projects:
===Projects===
* [http://study-hungary.com Study in Hungary] - which aims to inform Azerbaijani youth about education opportunities in Hungary.<ref>[http://azerbajdzsan.com/azerbaijani-hungarian-youth-union-realizes-new-project Azerbaijani-Hungarian Youth Union realizes new project]</ref>
* [http://study-hungary.com Study in Hungary] - which aims to inform Azerbaijani youth about education opportunities in Hungary.<ref>[http://azerbajdzsan.com/azerbaijani-hungarian-youth-union-realizes-new-project Azerbaijani-Hungarian Youth Union realizes new project]</ref>
* Classical concert (April 29, 2013);
* Classical concert (April 29, 2013);
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===Food===
===Food===
* Sericovia Kft started importing organic pomegranate juices from Azerbaijan to Hungary starting from 2012.<ref>[http://dailynewshungary.com/exclusive-interview-ramil-azmammadov-who-built-pomegranate-bridge-between-hungary-and-azerbaijan Exclusive Interview: Ramil Azmammadov, who built pomegranate bridge between Hungary and Azerbaijan]</ref>
* Sericovia Kft started importing organic pomegranate juices from Azerbaijan to Hungary starting from 2012.<ref>[http://dailynewshungary.com/exclusive-interview-ramil-azmammadov-who-built-pomegranate-bridge-between-hungary-and-azerbaijan Exclusive Interview: Ramil Azmammadov, who built pomegranate bridge between Hungary and Azerbaijan]</ref>

==Art==
[[File:Stamps of Hungary, AZE-13.JPG|thumb|200px|right|Azerbaijani-Hungarian joint stamp]]
* Hungarian stamps reflecting Azerbaijani art symbols were issued;
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* Budapest postage stamps reflect Azerbaijani artist’s (Chingiz Mehbaliyev's) paintings.<ref>[http://dailynewshungary.com/budapest-postage-stamps-reflect-azerbaijani-artists-paintings Budapest postage stamps reflect Azerbaijani artist’s paintings]</ref>
[[File:Hungarian stamp Nasimi.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Portrait of [[Imadeddin Nasimi]] (Azerbaijani poet) by Azerbaijani artist Chingiz Mehbaliyev on Hungarian stamp]]


==Charity==
==Charity==
Azerbaijan to support Hungarian institute for blind children. The foundation stone of a new wing of the Laszlo Batthyany Institute for Blind Children, to be constructed in part from Azerbaijani funds, was laid in Budapest in January, 2014.<ref>[http://dailynewshungary.com/azerbaijan-to-support-hungarian-institute-for-blind-children Azerbaijan to support Hungarian institute for blind children]</ref> The project will cost 500 million forints (EUR 1.67m), of which 240 million will be covered by the Azerbaijani foundation.
Azerbaijan to support Hungarian institute for blind children. The foundation stone of a new wing of the Laszlo Batthyany Institute for Blind Children, to be constructed in part from Azerbaijani funds, was laid in Budapest in January, 2014.<ref>[http://dailynewshungary.com/azerbaijan-to-support-hungarian-institute-for-blind-children Azerbaijan to support Hungarian institute for blind children]</ref> The project will cost 500 million forints (EUR 1.67m), of which 240 million will be covered by the Azerbaijani foundation.


==Art==
== See also ==
* [[Azerbaijan–European Union relations]]
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Budapest postage stamps reflect Azerbaijani artist’s (Chingiz Mehbaliyev's) paintings.<ref>[http://dailynewshungary.com/budapest-postage-stamps-reflect-azerbaijani-artists-paintings Budapest postage stamps reflect Azerbaijani artist’s paintings]</ref>
* [[Foreign relations of Hungary]]
* [[Foreign relations of Azerbaijan]]
* [[Foreign relations of European Union]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Azerbaijani–Hungarian relations
Map indicating locations of Azerbaijan and Hungary

Azerbaijan
Hungary

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Hungary were established a year after the former state's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

Background

Diplomatic relations

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Hungary, Vilayat Guliyev

The Republic of Hungary recognized independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 26, 1991[1] and the diplomatic relations were established on November 27, 1992. The Hungarian Embassy in Azerbaijan was established on January 12, 2009. Since December 14, 2010 ambassador of Hungary in Azerbaijan is Mr. Zsolt Cutora. Embassy of Azerbaijan in Hungary was opened in September 2004. Currently, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Hungary is H.E. Mr. Vilayat Guliyev.

Azerbaijani minority in Hungary

There are around hundreds of Azerbaijani descent living in Hungary.

High-level mutual visits

Head of States

  • 4–5 December 1994 - President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev's working visit
  • 18–19 February 2008 - President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev's official visit
  • 26–27 January 2009 - President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev's working visit
  • 10–12 November 2011 - President of Hungary Pál Schmitt's visit
  • 11–12 November 2014 - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visits Hungary.[2]

Head of Governments

  • 7–8 July 2008 - Prime Minister of Hungary Ferenc Gyurcsanyi's official visit;
  • 14 November 2008 - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsanyi's working visit;
  • 13–14 September 2010 - Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban's official visit;
  • 29 June-1 July 2012 - Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban's official visit.

Head of Parliaments

  • 15 June 2007 - Vice-speaker of Milli Majlis Mr. V.Alasgarov official visit
  • 5–7 September 2008 - Speaker of Parliament of Hungary Mr. Katalini Silin official visit
  • 7–9 December 2011 - Chairman of the Milli Majlis Mr. O.Asadov official visit
  • 5–8 June 2012 - Head of inter-parliamentary friendship group of Hungary Mr. Márton Gyöngyösi visit
  • 29 May-1 June 2013 - Head of inter-parliamentary friendship group of Hungary Márton Gyöngyösi visit
  • 14–15 June 2013 - Head of working group on Azerbaijan-Hungary inter-parliamentary relations Mr. Khanhuseyn Kazimli visit

Ministers

  • February 1997 - Hungary MFA Secretary of State I.Sent-Ivan visit
  • 7–8 September 1998 - Hungary MFA Secretary of State Q.Qabi visit
  • 03-24 April 2004 - Deputy State Secretary of Hungary Y.Boros visit
  • 22–24 January 2006 - Hungary MFA Secretary of State on political issues A.Borso visit
  • 29 November-1 December 2006 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs X.Xalafov visit
  • 22–23 March 2007 - Minister for Finance of Azerbaijan Mr. S.Sharifov visit
  • 17–19 May 2007 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Mrs. K.Qonts official visit
  • 13–15 September 2007 - Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan N.Aliyev visit
  • 23–25 September 2007 - Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan F.Alakbarov official visit
  • 22 November 2007 - Minister of Economy and Transport of Hungary Y. Koka visit
  • 24–27 May 2009 - Head of the Border Service of Azerbaijan E.Guliyev visit
  • 2 March 2010 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs M.Mammad-Guliyev visit
  • 11–12 March 2010 - Minister of Education of Azerbaijan M.Mardanov visit
  • 24–26 February 2011 - State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Hungary J.Nemet visit
  • 28 February-2 March 2011 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs X.Xalafov visit
  • 27–30 November 2011 - Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan Republic S.Muslimov visit
  • 23–25 July 2012 - Head of inter-governmental commission group between Azerbaijan and Hungary, State Secretary Peter Szijjarto visit
  • 8–9 October 2012 - Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafaev working visit
  • 12–14 March 2013 - State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Gyula Budai visit
  • 7–8 April 2013 - Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Nemeth, State Secretary of National Development V.Nagy Vilmos, General Director of National Aviation Ildiko Sakmari, Senior Advisor of the Ministry of National Development Istvan Erenyi visit (for participating at the World Economic Forum)
  • 17 May 2013 - Minister of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan O.Shiraliyev visit
  • 8–9 November 2013 - Minister of Communication and Information Technologies A.Abbasov visit
  • 1–3 December 2013 - Minister of National Development Zsuzsa Nemeth visit
  • 27–28 January 2014 - Head of inter-governmental commission group between Azerbaijan Hungary, State Secretary Peter Sijjarto visit
  • 27–28 April 2014 - Minister of Foreign Affairs E.Mammadyarov working visit[3]
  • 3–4 November 2014 - Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affair and Trade Peter Szijjarto visited Azerbaijan.[4]

Inter-parliamentary relations

  • Hungary On March 26, 2007 the Hungarian Parliament established the Hungary-Azerbaijan interparliamentary friendship group. Márton Gyöngyösi is the chairman of the group.
  • Azerbaijan The working group on Azerbaijan-Hungary inter-parliamentary relations was established in the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan on 8 April 2011. The head of the working group is Khanhuseyn Kazimli.

Strategic Partnership

Hungary signed strategic partnership agreement with Azerbaijan in November 11, 2014.[5] Besides the main agreement, an aviation document cooperating on restarting direct flights between Budapest and Baku, a scholarship agreement for 200 Azerbaijani students, and further agreements on sports, youth and tourism were all signed today.[6]

Sister cities

Youth level

Azerbaijani Hungarian Youth Union (AHYU) was established in December 6, 2012, by active representatives of Hungarian youth and Azerbaijani youth working and studying in Hungary. Our main goal serves for improving Azerbaijani-Hungarian relations on youth level by creating and promoting youth to youth communication.[9]

Projects

  • Study in Hungary - which aims to inform Azerbaijani youth about education opportunities in Hungary.[10]
  • Classical concert (April 29, 2013);
  • Web-site www.azerbajdzsan.com to raise awareness about rich culture, history, places of interests of Azerbaijan, but also publishes news in 3 (Azerbaijani, Hungarian and English) languages about this country and bilateral relations of two countries.[11]
  • “Azerbaijan Tourism Days in Hungary” in November 21–22, 2014[12]

Education

Azerbaijan is considered one of the most promising markets for Hungarian universities seeking to attract foreign students, and leading universities of the country are ready to provide Azerbaijani students with quality education in such majors as international relations, management, ICT, medicine, agriculture, engineering, and water supply. Opportunity for the study of Azerbaijani students in Hungary were created by an agreement on a scholarship program for students, which was signed in 2012 in Budapest on the sidelines of a meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. Starting from 2015 Hungary will admit 200 Azerbaijani students under this program and the Hungarian side will pay for education, provide a dormitory and grant students a monthly scholarship worth about 42,000 Hungarian forints.[13]

Energy

Hungary will need to find new sources to ensure the security of its energy supplies for the long term, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told in reaction to Russia’s dropping plans for the South Stream gas pipeline project. Concerning the actual options, Szijjarto mentioned gas imported from Azerbaijan.[14]

Business

Azerbaijani-Hungarian Business forum was organized in Budapest in November, 2014.[15]

Transportation

  • Direct WizzAir flight between Baku and Budapest was announced in April 2013, flights started in June, 2013.[16]
  • Baku-Budapest cargo connection begins in March, 2014[17]

Food

  • Sericovia Kft started importing organic pomegranate juices from Azerbaijan to Hungary starting from 2012.[18]

Art

File:Stamps of Hungary, AZE-13.JPG
Azerbaijani-Hungarian joint stamp
  • Hungarian stamps reflecting Azerbaijani art symbols were issued;
  • Budapest postage stamps reflect Azerbaijani artist’s (Chingiz Mehbaliyev's) paintings.[19]
File:Hungarian stamp Nasimi.jpg
Portrait of Imadeddin Nasimi (Azerbaijani poet) by Azerbaijani artist Chingiz Mehbaliyev on Hungarian stamp

Charity

Azerbaijan to support Hungarian institute for blind children. The foundation stone of a new wing of the Laszlo Batthyany Institute for Blind Children, to be constructed in part from Azerbaijani funds, was laid in Budapest in January, 2014.[20] The project will cost 500 million forints (EUR 1.67m), of which 240 million will be covered by the Azerbaijani foundation.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Relations of Azerbaijan and Hungary.
  1. ^ Azerbajdzsan.com: Azerbaijan & Hungary
  2. ^ HungaryToday.hu Azeri President Ilham Aliyev On Official Visit To Budapest
  3. ^ MFA.gov.az: Azerbaijan - Hungary relations
  4. ^ Azerbajdzsan.com: Azerbaijan-Hungary cooperation to be mulled in Baku
  5. ^ Hungary signs strategic partnership agreement with Azerbaijan
  6. ^ GBtimes: Hungary and Azerbaijan sign strategic agreement
  7. ^ A declaration of fraternization between Gyöngyös, at the foot of the Mátra, the highest mountain range in Hungary, and the occupied Shusha town of Azerbaijan.
  8. ^ AzerNews.az: Azerbaijani occupied town twinned with Hungary's Tiszavasvari
  9. ^ Official AHYU Facebook page
  10. ^ Azerbaijani-Hungarian Youth Union realizes new project
  11. ^ Azerbajdzsan.com: About us
  12. ^ Call for applications: “Azerbaijan Tourism Days in Hungary” in November 21-22, 2014
  13. ^ Azerbaijani-Hungarian ties developing in education and tourism
  14. ^ Szijjarto calls for new energy supplies
  15. ^ Hungarian-Azeri Business Forum with PM Orban and President Aliyev
  16. ^ Budapest Airport welcomes Wizz flight to Baku
  17. ^ Baku-Budapest cargo connection begins
  18. ^ Exclusive Interview: Ramil Azmammadov, who built pomegranate bridge between Hungary and Azerbaijan
  19. ^ Budapest postage stamps reflect Azerbaijani artist’s paintings
  20. ^ Azerbaijan to support Hungarian institute for blind children
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