Armenia and Hungary have agreed to fully restore diplomatic relations, which were severed in 2012 after Hungary extradited Azerbaijani military officer Ramil Safarov to Baku. Safarov at the time was serving a life sentence in Hungary for axing to death Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian in 2004 during NATO training courses. The Armenian Foreign Ministry said on December 1 that the Armenian and Hungarian foreign ministers, who met in Poland, expressed their intention to open a new chapter in Armenian-Hungarian relations. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Armenian Service, click here.
Armenia, Hungary Agree To Restore Diplomatic Relations After 10-Year Suspension
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto (front left) and his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan (front right) meet in Lodz on December 1.