Hungarian–Chinese Military-to-Military Talks in Budapest
Szöveg: kormany.hu | 2011. november 2. 15:36On Thursday, October 27 Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff received Gen. Tong Shiping, the deputy director of the General Political Department (GPD) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Heading a delegation of six, the Chinese general was on a visit to Hungary to conduct negotiations.
At the talks the negotiating parties stressed that the level of the Hungarian–Chinese military-to-military cooperation meets the national interests of the two countries, and its scope has been gradually expanding.
Gen. Tibor Benkő pointed out that Hungary gives priority to the Hungarian–Chinese bilateral relations and welcomes China’s efforts to cooperate with NATO and the EU as well as its increasing role in UN-led peace operations.
Text: MoD Press Office
Photo: László Tóth