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Ambassador Takács: Hungary also protects NATO’s eastern flank
Hungary’s ambassador to the United States said the Hungarian government’s basic aim is to protect Hungary and its citizens.
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Defense Minister: Hungary taking significant role in strengthening eastern flank of NATO
The defense minister said that Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovakia were equally affected by the war in Ukraine.
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FM: NATO should not become anti-China
Following a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, Minister Szijjártó said mutually beneficial cooperation was preferable to rivalry.
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FM: War in Ukraine has precipitated the emergence of divisive factions
The foreign minister said it is especially bad news for central Europe since the region has always lost out whenever there was a conflict between East and West.
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President Novák builds on Hungary-Turkey partnership
The president said that Hungary was very much dependent on Turkey in terms of gas supplies from Azerbaijan.
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Leftist theory of Hungarian betrayal within NATO is getting out of hand
The pro-war fervor fueled by the Left, attempting to capture the minds and souls of leaders and citizens amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, proves the necessity of Hungary remaining the voice of reason and an advocate of peace in these troubling times.
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FM: NATO chief takes government’s concerns over rights of ethnic minorities in Ukraine seriously
The NATO secretary general said he would convene a ministerial-level meeting of the NATO-Ukraine committee during a council of foreign ministers meeting scheduled for April 4.
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PM Orbán: NATO membership is vital to Hungary
NATO membership does not come with any obligations beyond joint defense, and the alliance’s member states cannot expect each other to attack a third country together for some shared military objective, the prime minister said.
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Government is working to ensure security of Hungarians in NATO
During a two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Minister Szalay-Bobrovniczky said ministers reviewed the state of strengthening defenses of the alliance’s eastern flank.
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Defense Minister: Neighboring countries should maintain close and honest dialogue with each other
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said that he was in agreement with Marjan Šarec about the security of the western Balkans having special significance, with no European security existing without it.
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Defense Minister: 2023 budget ensures continued reform of Hungary’s Armed Forces
The minister said Hungary’s Defense Fund guarantees that the country will be able to purchase all equipment necessary for effective defense and “restore the prestige of Hungarian troops.”
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Defense Minister: NATO is us and that's why we are building a strong army
"We are now opening a new phase in our development program, which is taking on board the newest technology and then combining everything together in a strong national army," the defense minister said.
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Defense Minister: World faces new era of security and defense
The defense minister said threats appear in the form of war from the east and waves of illegal migration from the south.