In a letter, he thanked II. Armenian Catholicos Karekin told Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that thanks to the efforts of the Hungarian government, Armenian prisoners of war were freed and could return home safely from Azerbaijan to Armenia - Bertalan Havasi, Deputy State Secretary in charge of the Prime Minister's Press Office, informed MTI on Friday.
In these difficult times for our people and our country, this is a great Christmas and New Year's gift - the Armenian patriarch wrote, expressing his warm appreciation for the "praiseworthy and valuable" Hungarian support of the Armenian nation.
May the Lord, our God, keep and preserve the people and officials of Hungary, and grant them many happy and fruitful years
- concluded his letter II. Karekin.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on December 29 that the aircraft of the Hungarian Defense Forces landed first in Baku in the afternoon and then in Yerevan with the Armenian citizens on board.
Thanks to the generosity of the Azerbaijani side and the Hungarian Air Force, five people were able to return home to their families today in the spirit of the common values of humanity
- said the minister at the time.
MTI
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