On Thursday, October 27 Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff received Gen. Tong Shiping, the deputy director of the General Political Department (GPD) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Heading a delegation of six, the Chinese general was on a visit to Hungary to conduct negotiations.

On a leg of his European tour, Gen. Tong Shiping, the deputy director of the General Political Department (GPD) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was staying in Hungary between October 26 and 30. The aims of his visit to the Hungarian Chief of Defence were to learn about the legal-administrative and military structure of the Hungarian Defence Forces and to strengthen military-to-military and friendly relations between the two countries.

At the talks the negotiating parties stressed that the level of the Hungarian–Chinese military-to-military cooperation meets the national interests of the two countries, and its scope has been gradually expanding. Gen. Tibor Benkő pointed out that Hungary gives priority to the Hungarian–Chinese bilateral relations and welcomes China’s efforts to cooperate with NATO and the EU as well as its increasing role in UN-led peace operations.

(Ministry of Defence)