Hungary has accredited an Ambassador in Liberia for the first time: the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana recently presented his credentials to Liberian President George Weah”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday at a press conference in Budapest following talks with Liberian Foreign Minister Gbehzohngar Milton Findley. Following the meeting, Mr. Szijjártó stressed that this was the first meeting of Hungarian-Liberian foreign ministers in history. He told reporters that he had presented his negotiating partner with the official request on the establishment of a Hungarian Consulate in Liberia, which would be led by an Honorary Consul.
The two politicians signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a regular consultation mechanism between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Liberian Foreign Ministry.