Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said the security of the Western Balkans is a joint strategic interest of the UK and Hungary.
Joined in London on Monday by UK counterpart Ben Wallace, Szalay-Bobrovniczky said that the bilateral talks between the two were held “in an atmosphere suitable for allies” and focused on the situation in the Western Balkans and at Hungary’s southern borders, as well as the Serbia-Kosovo tension. The security of the Western Balkans is a guarantee for Hungarians’ security and the UK has also maintained a strategic interest in it for a long time, he said. As a result, the two countries share identical views on the matter, he added.