Hungary to restore diplomatic presence in Estonia from August

Tallinn (MTI) – Hungary will restore its permanent diplomatic presence in Estonia in line with a decision to come in force on August 1, the head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Friday.

As the closure of Hungary’s embassy in Tallinn two years ago burdened relations, it is a welcome development that the situation is set to be resolved, Zsolt Németh told MTI by phone during a visit to Tallinn.

From August on, both countries will station a diplomat in the cultural institutions that continued to operate in one another’s capital even after the embassies were closed, he added.

Hungary and Estonia will celebrate the 25th anniversary of re-establishing diplomatic relations this year. In 2018, Estonia will mark the centenary of its independence and hold the rotating presidency of the European Union, he said.