Hungary will not suspend visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.

“Hungary will not suspend the existing agreement with Georgia on visa-free travel for holders of service and diplomatic passports. We believe that the decision on the future of the country should not be made in Brussels, but in Georgia, and the Georgians have made a clear decision, regardless of whether Brussels likes it or not,” said Péter Szijjártó.

Yesterday the Council of the European Union decided to suspend visa-free travel for holders of Georgian diplomatic and service/official passports.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, stated that “the suspension of visa liberalization for Georgian diplomats should now be implemented by the member states themselves in their internal rules,” noting that “this is how Europe works in this regard.”