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„The Radar Serves the Cause of the Whole Nation”
Ministry of Defence, November 7, 2011 1:12 PM
Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende signed an agreement of cooperation with Attila Vén, the mayor of Medina concerning the infrastructural support to the radar project to be implemented at the village. Under the terms of the agreement, until 2014 the Ministry of Defence will pay a total of HUF 100 million as a non-refundable governmental subsidy to Medina in order to finance the infrastructural development related to the construction project. Within 30 days from the agreement coming into force, the village is to receive the first installment worth HUF 25 million.
Memorial Service in the Heroes’ Cemetery of Sátoraljaújhely
Ministry of Defence, November 4, 2011 1:05 PM
“This cemetery tells us about our common history, our common fate and our common deceased loved ones” – said the Minister of Defence Dr. Csaba Hende on Tuesday, November 1 the in the Heroes’ Cemetery, Sátoraljaújhely at the memorial service arranged on All Souls’ Day.
Hungarian–Chinese Military-to-Military Talks in Budapest
Ministry of Defence, November 3, 2011 12:56 PM
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.
Successful Governmental Cooperation on NATO CMX 11
Ministry of Defence, October 28, 2011 2:51 PM
Under the coordination of the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, altogether eight ministries, five national security services and several cooperating organizations have completed a one-week NATO exercise.
Inspection in Pristina
Ministry of Defence, October 20, 2011 12:34 PM
Between October 4-10, an inspection committee paid a pre-deployment site survey visit to Camp Slim Lines, Pristina. Csaba Sári, the point of contact (POC) officer of the HDF Joint Force Command Operations (J3) Directorate accompanied the key leaders of the sixth rotation of the HDF KFOR contingent (KFOR-6 HUN CON) to Kosovo.
HUN PRT Recovers Swedish Soldier on PR Training
Ministry of Defence, October 20, 2011 12:24 PM
On October 6 around noon, the ISAF Regional Command-North (RC-N) notified the officer on duty of the HDF Provincial Reconstruction Team (HUN PRT) that a Swedish ISAF service member got separated from his unit due to external circumstances. The allied soldier in need of help could not be located exactly, so he could have been anywhere over a several square kilometers-wide area.
One Year After the Catastrophe
Ministry of Defence, October 17, 2011 5:23 PM
The red sludge disaster occurred a year ago, which claimed the life of ten people, and caused enormous material, environmental, and immeasurable psychical damages. On the occasion of the anniversary commemorations were held in Kolontár and in Devecser, and awards were handed over on Tuesday, October 4.
Hungarians in UNFICYP
Ministry of Defence, October 10, 2011 9:08 AM
The 28th rotation of the Hungarian Defence Forces’ mission in Cyprus (UNFICYP HUNCON) deployed to the area of operations (AO) in September, 2010. The HUNCON personnel were last seen together on the airplane transporting the rotation, since they were performing their tasks during the 12 months of their tour of duty abroad in four different places, mostly serving with multinational units.
Hungary’s Government Stays Firm on Afghanistan Policy
Ministry of Defence, October 7, 2011 1:04 PM
Hungary is going to bring in line with NATO’s plans its own mid-term Afghanistan policy which is currently under preparation, Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende said in Brussels on Thursday, October 6 at the NATO Defence Ministers Meeting.
Remembrance of the Cadet Schools at the Zrínyi University
Ministry of Defence, October 3, 2011 5:30 PM
On Wednesday, September 28 in the joint organisation of the Ministry of Defence and the Honvéd Re-enactment Association (HOHE) the one-time students commemorated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the six Cadet Schools operating from 1941 until 1945 in the Banquet Hall of the Zrínyi Miklós National Defence University (ZMNE). The wife of the President of the Republic Katalin Schmittné Makray, Dr. István Simicskó, the MoD Parliamentary State Secretary and the former Prime Minister Dr. Péter Boross were also present at the event.