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.
Minister of National Development Tamás Fellegi has met with the employees of Malév several times. He has informed their representatives of the government intentions concerning the airline and the expected schedule of national and international steps and decisions. The Minister has explained the current circumstances and plans intended to solve the situation. He also emphasized that the coming weeks might be a decisive period for the future of the company.
Czerván, State-secretary for Agricultural Economy, believes that there are real opportunities of improving the agricultural trade between Hungary and Laos and also Hungary and Vietnam.
During his visit to Moscow on 27 August 2010, Mr. Tamás Fellegi, Government Commissioner responsible for Hungarian-Russian economic relations and Minister of National Development.
War hero warrant officer György Kolozsvári was promoted to posthumous second lieutenant by Minister of Defence Csaba Hende at the welcoming ceremony of the 8th rotation of HDF PRT on 7th of September. The soldier on mission had suffered serious injuries on 23rd August during the Afghanistan mission and died on the day of his comrades’ welcoming ceremony in ‘Honvéd’ Hospital.
Initiatives supporting the formation of a unified European energy infrastructure, efforts designed to promote sustainable development and energy conservation, and issues related to consumers and the protection of consumer rights will continue to be dealt with as priorities during the rotating Hungarian EU-presidency, Minister of National Development Tamás Fellegi said summarizing his experiences during his visit to Brussels between 6-7 September 2010.
The general resolutions above will be manifested through the following specific priorities during the Hungarian presidency.
Warrant officer György Kolozsvári who suffered life-threatening injuries in an Afghanistan attack died in hospital on Tuesday morning, September 7, 2010. His life could not have been saved despite that he was under the most intensive medical treatment.
The 2nd Rotation of the Hungarian Contingent Returned Home from Kosovo.
’’ The goal is not to win the war.”
Second-Lieutenant Judit Ábrahám war heroine killed in action in Afghanistan on 23rd of August, was buried in her home village, Alacska, on Monday afternoon.
The Ministry of National Development is preparing with a specific action plan for the establishment of the tender system serving the interests of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The main goal is to help domestic SMEs to receive money from EU funds several orders of magnitude more than earlier – highlighted Tamás Fellegi Minister of National Development on the second day of the Heads of Missions’ Conference organized in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 31st August 2010, in Budapest.