Hungary seeks direct flights to Azerbaijan

Hungary hopes to operate direct flights to Azerbaijan, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations under the Hungarian Prime Minister Office and co-chairman of the Azerbaijani-Hungarian Intergovernmental Economic Commission Peter Szijjarto told journalists in Baku on Wednesday.

According to Szijjarto, the issue of operating a direct flight from Baku to Budapest is on the agenda today and being discussed with the Azerbaijani Ministry of Economic Development.

"It would be a great advantage and a step in the development of economic relations between the two countries," he said.