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Talks between Defence Minister Tibor Benkő and the British Defence Secretary
18:11 January 31, 2022
Secretary of Defence of the United Kingdom Ben Wallace visited Hungary to meet with his Hungarian counterpart, Minister of Defence of Hungary Tibor Benkő, and to discuss the security situation in Europe, in particular the tensions around Ukraine.
Minister of defence holds discussion about political and military developments of Operation Takuba
08:34 January 25, 2022
On Monday, 24 January Defence Minister Dr. Tibor Benkő had a bilateral phone conversation with French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly.
Further strengthening Hungarian–Polish military relations
15:00 January 24, 2022
The ministries of defence of Hungary and Poland signed a bilateral military cooperation agreement on 19 January in Budapest. On behalf of the Hungarian side, Colonel László Hajnik, Head of Department for International Cooperation, Ministry of Defence, and, on behalf of the Polish side, Polish Defence Attaché Colonel Tomasz Trzciński signed the agreement of cooperation.
Hungarian and French defence policy directors meet in Paris
14:08 January 24, 2022
The Hungarian and the French defence policy directors recently meet in Paris to discuss the future of European defence, current issues in defence policy and the possibilities for developing bilateral relations.
The French EU presidency has started
10:23 January 14, 2022
On 12–13 January, defence ministers of the European Union met in Brest, France at an opening event of the French EU presidency to discuss threats to Europe and the further strengthening of European defence. Hungary was represented at the meeting by Defence Minister Tibor Benkő.
Hungarian–Egyptian defence cooperation may expand
09:39 January 7, 2022
On Thursday, 6 January Defence Minister Dr. Tibor Benkő received in his office H. E. Mohamed El Shinawy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Budapest. At their meeting, besides discussing current security issues, the two sides reviewed the possible areas of defence cooperation between the two countries.
Tibor Benkő Meets with Ukrainian Minister of Defence
19:36 December 23, 2021
Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő met with Minister of Defence of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, and Lieutenant General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, military honour at the Ministry of Defence, on Tuesday, 21st December. At the talks the security situation in the region, the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the possibilities of military cooperation, and the situation of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia were discussed among other things.
Hungarian and Kosovan Defence Policy Directors Meet in Pristina
11:30 December 7, 2021
Heading a delegation, between 29–30 November Dr. Gergely Németh, Deputy State Secretary for Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence of Hungary visited Pristina to conduct official discussions with his Kosovan counterpart. Dr. Gergely Németh also visited the KFOR Headquarters, where he met with COMKFOR Major General Ferenc Kajári,
EU defence policy directors meet to discuss Strategic Compass
10:32 December 3, 2021
On 2 December, the EU Defence Policy Directors held a meeting, where they discussed the first draft of the Strategic Compass, a document determining the future direction of European defence policies and capabilities.
Minister of Defence receives Spanish ambassador
13:18 December 1, 2021
On Tuesday, November 30 Defence Minister Dr. Tibor Benkő received in his office Spain’s ambassador to Budapest HE Ms. Anunciada Fernández de Córdova. Also present at the meeting was Colonel A. Escrigas Rodríguez, the new Spanish defence attaché accredited to Hungary.