At the annual conference of defence, military and air attachés held in Budapest, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó announced that, in the spirit of strengthening its activity in military diplomacy, Hungary is going to open a new military attaché office in Zagreb this year, and another three in Bratislava, Prague and Skopje next year.
The two-day Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence, held on 14–15 June in Brussels, has ended. It was aimed at paving the way for the decisions to be taken at the upcoming NATO Summit to be held in Warsaw on 8–9 July.
Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó is heading the Hungarian delegation at a two-day Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence that started on Tuesday, 14 June in Brussels.
On Tuesday, 14 June Chief of Defence Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő received Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces Gen. Ljubisa Diković at an official Serbian–Hungarian border meeting held in Szeged, Hungary.
The annual meeting of the countries of the Visegrád Cooperation at Chiefs of Defence level took place in Namest nad Oslavou, the Czech Republic on 8th–9th June 2016.
On Friday, 10th June, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó received his counterpart, Minister for the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) Haki Demolli on a short office call.
On Thursday, 9th June the Ministers of Defence of Hungary and Austria met in Budapest to discuss ways for strengthening and enhancing military and defence cooperation between the two countries.
The Defence Minister takes the view that in the interest of guaranteeing security, it would under any circumstances be useful if the military, too, were able to help the police with the maintenance of order in the event of an act of terrorism.
Speaking in Parliament Building on Friday, 3 June, the Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó emphasized that the most important goal is to guarantee the security of Hungarian people. He added that the proposed bill to amend the Fundamental Law of Hungary is aimed at ensuring that the Hungarian Defence Forces can also do their share in the fight against terrorism.
In his speech delivered on the Memorial Day of Hungarian Heroes, Minister of Defence István Simicskó stated that “our heroes give us courage to meet the challenges of today’s world and the future”.