Tbilisi, Georgia, Oct.31
By Nana Kirtzkhalia - Trend:
The second meeting of Georgia-Hungary intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation was held in Tbilisi, Georgia on Oct.31.
The co-chairs of the commission are Deputy Economy Minister Mikheil Janelidze from Georgia and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Laszlo Szabo from Hungary.
A number of memorandums of understanding in the spheres of tourism, accreditation, meteorology and supervision of capital markets were signed after the meeting of the intergovernmental commission.
Janelidze told reporters that Hungarian government has decided to ratify the association agreement between Georgia and EU by late 2014. He expressed hope that Hungarian parliament will also make the same decision.
Janelidze said that the meeting of the intergovernmental commission focused on the programs to be implemented in the future.
"We also plan to hold business and investment forums with participation of Georgian and Hungarian businessmen, as well as representatives of government institutions of the two countries in 2015," he said.