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Relationship dossier

Armenia Hungary

Relationship assessment

Relations resumed in 2022 after Armenia broke ties over Hungary’s extradition of Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan.

Armenia toward Hungary

-10

Armenia severed diplomatic relations with Hungary in 2012 after Hungary extradited Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan. The two governments restored diplomatic relations in December 2022.

Hungary toward Armenia

-15

Hungary extradited Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan in 2012, prompting Armenia to sever diplomatic relations. Hungary and Armenia restored diplomatic relations in December 2022.

Overall relationship

-10

The relationship has been shaped by the rupture following Hungary’s 2012 extradition of Safarov and the restoration of diplomatic relations in 2022. That restoration ended the formal break, while the extent of substantive cooperation afterward remains unclear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

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Overview

Relations were sharply disrupted in 2012 after Hungary extradited Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan, where he had been convicted of murdering an Armenian serviceman. Armenia severed diplomatic relations with Hungary. The countries restored diplomatic relations in December 2022, but the scope of subsequent cooperation is unclear.

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