Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said it is "unacceptable" that the European Commission "is replacing shelved USAID funding with the money of EU taxpayers, and is still financing interference in our domestic affairs in violation of our sovereignty."
Minister Szijjártó told a press conference held jointly with Georgian counterpart Maka Botchorishvili that Georgia "is the most spectacular example of ... how the global dictatorship of the international liberal mainstream is trying to finish off patriotic, conservative governments rooted in Christianity..."
"[When] a liberal party wins an election, then democracy is in fantastic shape, but when it's a patriotic country, they talk about the crisis of democracy," he said, adding that Georgia was a victim of this "astounding and shameful double standard".
He welcomed that US President Donald Trump was "bravely and openly confronting the international liberal mainstream", adding that the Hungarian government was fully behind these efforts.
Minister Szijjártó also welcomed the Trump administration's decision to cut off USAID funding used to interfere in the domestic affairs of several states, adding that Hungary had mounted an investigation to identify politicians, journalists and organisations that used resources linked to foreign interests.
He said "attacks by Brussels" on Georgia were because its government was pursuing "pro-peace" and "common sense" policies, such as strong support for families.
Hungary, he added, would refuse to yield to EU pressure to withdraw its visa exemption from Georgian diplomats. "We have vetoed all proposed sanctions against Georgia, and we will do so in the future."
He said Hungary supported Georgia "continuing the EU integration process based on its own decisions", noting that Hungary will start training fifty Georgian diplomats from June to facilitate the process.
Last year Hungary-Georgia trade hit a new record of more than 100 million dollars and bilateral trade has grown by 20 percent so far this year, he said.
Answering questions, Minister Szijjártó said Hungary had already made clear its "conditions" regarding Ukraine's EU accession, "but there has been no progress on the issue of national minority communities for years, despite warm words and promises."
"As long as the rights of the Hungarian community [in Ukraine] are not restored to the 2015 status quo ante, Ukraine has no path forward in European integration," Minister Szijjártó said. Further, he warned that a "warring country at Ukraine's level of development" would "ruin" the European economy.
Minister Szijjártó added that Hungary is in constant contact with the US and Russia "at a decision-making level". Later on Monday he will meet the US charge d'affaires to review the state of bilateral ties and the peace talks, while later this week Szijjarto said he will have talks with members of the Russian government.