Viktor Orbán, the Hungarian Prime Minister, on Thursday said he was “disappointed and angry” the European Union rejected Georgia’s candidacy last year when Ukraine and Moldova, which obtained the status, were “far behind”. 

In his comments in a press briefing with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in the eastern city of Telavi, the visiting Hungarian official called for the creation of “strong Europe” with Georgia, adding it  “was not easy” to run a Christian Government in Europe. 

He stressed the importance of the Black Sea Cable project signed last year between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Hungary to transport green energy to Europe, and said “for the EU, this is a huge project we are talking about and will be a source of economic growth for many years to come for all participating member states”. 

Highlighting the importance of Christian values, the Hungarian PM said “I believe that our Christian traditions are of the highest value. We welcome if countries decide to move closer to the EU, building on this heritage. We came with good intentions, we want to create a strong Europe together. We want to see in the near future that two unions, two countries belong to the same political union, the European Union”.