In a post on social media, he noted that the agreement will also have a positive impact on global security.

“We express our respect and appreciation to the American, Egyptian, and Qatari diplomats who participated in the mediation,” Szijjártó said.

He called it unacceptable that dozens of hostages had been living separated from their families for more than 15 months, “so we call on all parties of the agreement to fully implement all stages of the agreement,” he said.

“This finally paves the way for the hostage of Hungarian nationality who is still in captivity to return to his family,” Szijjártó said.