On April 18 Maj.-Gen. László Domján, the Commander of the HDF Joint Force Command paid a visit to Potsdam at the invitation of Lt-Gen. Rainer Glatz, the Commander of the Bundeswehr Operations Command.

The two commanders met in Germany for the first time. Their discussions focused on the current issues concerning the role of the two nations in ISAF in Afghanistan, which is one of the key areas of joint cooperation.

As it its known, most contingents and staff officers of the Hungarian Defence Forces serving in Afghanistan are assigned to the German-led ISAF Regional Command North (ISAF RC-N) or operate in its subordination. These include the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT), the staff officers and experts of the RC-N and the HDF Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (HDF OMLT).

The German partner – in his capacity as the operations commander of the lead nation in the region of northern Afghanistan – spoke with satisfaction of the activities and professional performance of the Hungarian troops serving in Afghanistan. He gave a comprehensive update on the security status of the area of responsibility and the current operational issues, with special regard to his concept for the next period which concerns the timetable of transition, i.e. the handover of security responsibilities to the Afghan government forces, and the main tasks related to the withdrawal of the German forces. Considering the topicality and complexity of the task, the two sides agreed that they will meet regularly in the future with the aim of joint coordination.

(Ministry of Defence)