As part of the series of bilateral consultations that began in August, on 8 October 2010 Minister of National Development Tamás Fellegi, who is also Government Commissioner responsible for Hungarian-Russian economic relations and co-chairman of the Hungarian-Russian Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation Committee (IECC), had talks in Budapest with the Russian co-chairman of the IECC, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. Viktor Zubkov was also officially received by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Journalists had the possibility to take aerial photographs of the settlements of Veszprém County covered with red sludge on October 8.
Computers have been donated to the schools with the best academic achievement by the Hungarian CIMIC Team of the KFOR Contingent.
Minister of National Development Tamás Fellegi addressed yesterday’s event on the future and potentials of cohesion policy held in Brussels as part of the Open Days series of events on regional and local development. The minister emphasised Hungary’s interest in a strong cohesion policy and said that during its presidency Hungary intended to place this issue on the agenda of the ministerial General Affairs Council.
We have made a pilgrimage here to highlight the magnificence of the Freedom Fight and to understand the greatness and importance of our martyrs, Csaba Hende said at the Statue of Liberty in Arad.
A conference commemorating the war heroes killed in the battle of Doberdo was held at the Institute and Museum of Military History, MOD in Budapest on 5 October.
At the ‘medal parade’ held in Baghdad the Hungarian troops having successfully completed their six-month service in Iraq were awarded Medals for NATO Training Mission.
“Walls are covered with mud, buildings, bridges have collapsed, cars and bicycles have been swept everywhere…,” soldiers who have witnessed the catastrophe say.
Minister is with his soldiers.
Minister of Defence Dr Csaba Hende received President of Gorizia Province Italy Enrico Gherghetta in his office on 4th October.
The Operations Centre of HDF organised a ceremonial meeting on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hungarian arms control on the 28th September.
A four-day programme started in Pákozd Military Memorial Park on 25th September. During the events the participants commemorated the heroes of the 1848 Revolution and welcomed the troops of the HDF land forces.
Putting an end to a 3-year long court process, 23 September 2010, Hungary has prevailed international arbitration lodged by AES Summit Generation Ltd. and its Hungarian subsidiary AES Tisza Erőmű Kft. (AES Tisza Power Plant Ltd.). The court underlined in the explanation of its – mandatory – ruling that none of the measures taken by the Republic of Hungary violated the regulations of the Energy Charter Treaty. The court found no basis for any of the claims made by AES Summit Generation Ltd. – including a 30 million USD claim for compensation – and dismissed them all.
Minister of Defence Dr Csaba Hende received His Excellency Hasan Kemal Gür, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Hungary for a complimentary meeting on 17th September.
The government does not negotiate with Russian energy company Surgutneftegas about the purchase of their shares in MOL – confirmed Mr. Tamás Fellegi, Minister of National Development yesterday when addressing foreign journalists in a background meeting.
On September the 21st Administrative State Secretary of the MoD Lajos Fodor gave a lecture on the first 100 days of the Ministry of Defence. The State Secretary of the MoD accepted the invitation of MZNDU Security Policy Special College. The event was attracted by great interest.
Nearly one hundred soldiers lined up last Wednesday afternoon at Kecskemét Air Base. The troops in desert combat uniform are about to leave for Afghanistan where they will serve in the staff officer group at Kabul International Airport or as mentors at the NATO ISAF Combat Service Support (CSS) Logistics School. Minister of Defence Dr Csaba Hende said farewell to the troops at the ‘Dezső Szentgyörgyi’ Air Base in Kecskemét.
After twelve years’ pause Hungarian-Polish military ministerial talks were resumed in Budapest on 17th September. During the discussions of Hungarian Defence minister Dr Csaba Hende and Klich Bogdan Polish Minister of Defence bilateral military cooperation, common security and defence policy of the East-Central European region were on the agenda.
As the minister of national economy emphasized on the occasion of the nomination of the Government Debt Management Agency's new Chief Executive Officer, a central objective of the government's financial policy they pay special attention to is regaining credibility.
Posthumous Second Lieutenant György Kolozsvári, war hero was laid to rest with military honours in Tata, on 4th September.