TBILISI, October 29. /TASS/. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, currently visiting Tbilisi, expressed his firm belief that Georgia will become a member of the European Union (EU) and pledged Hungary’s support for the country’s European integration.

“I am fully convinced that Georgia will be accepted into the EU. The Georgian people made a choice in favor of Europe,” Orban said, stressing that Georgia “can count on strategic assistance” from Hungary .

The Prime Minister also highlighted the importance of Georgian-Hungarian cooperation in various sectors, including joint projects in the energy field.

Hungary has always supported Georgia’s efforts to join the EU in recent years. However, Georgia’s relations with the EU and US became strained last spring when the ruling Georgian Dream party introduced the Foreign Influence Transparency Bill to Parliament. The majority of deputies supported the project. In response, Washington and Brussels urged Tbilisi not to adopt the law, but the Georgian government and parliament did not bow to this pressure. Following the enactment of the law, the EU suspended negotiations with Georgia regarding its membership in the organization.