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Relationship dossier

Hungary Syria

Relationship assessment

Hungary has pursued selective diplomatic and humanitarian engagement with Syria.

Hungary toward Syria

+15

Hungary reopened its embassy in Damascus in 2019 and has provided humanitarian assistance to Syria, including through its Hungary Helps program. Its engagement has remained limited and has taken place alongside EU sanctions on the Syrian government.

Syria toward Hungary

+5

Syrian officials welcomed Hungary’s reopening of its embassy in Damascus in 2019. Broader Syrian government cooperation with Hungary is unclear.

Overall relationship

+10

The relationship combines Hungary’s limited diplomatic and humanitarian engagement with the constraints of EU sanctions on Syria. The embassy reopening and Syrian officials’ welcome indicate selective bilateral engagement, but the scope of sustained cooperation 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Hungary has pursued limited practical engagement with Syria, including humanitarian assistance and the reopening of its embassy in Damascus in 2019. Syrian officials welcomed the reopening, but evidence of broader bilateral cooperation is sparse. Hungary’s Syria policy has also operated within the framework of European Union sanctions, making the relationship one of selective engagement rather than a close partnership.

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