“The good, close communication between Estonia and Hungary will continue in the future in both the European Union as well as NATO... The activities of the Estonian Institute in Budapest will also continue“, the statement said.

“Croatia and Slovenia, which are located in Hungary’s consular area, will be covered by joint accreditations from other embassies,” the statement said.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Tibor Navracsics announced on July 17 that Hungary was planning to close its embassy in Tallinn for reasons of economy.

He said the embassy would be merged with the Hungarian representation in Helsinki.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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