Hungary Is a Strong Partner

Szöveg: Ádám Draveczki-Ury | 2013. április 5. 9:02

Minister of Defence Csaba Hende and Irakli Alasania, the Defence Minister of Georgia signed a bilateral memorandum on general military cooperation in Budapest on April 4.

At a press conference following the signing of the document, Csaba Hende talked about
the potential specific areas of cooperation, mentioning among others arms control, military
exercises, air surveillance, military medicine, military geography, meteorology and
topography, defence planning, information security systems, peacekeeping operations as well
as military training and education.

The Hungarian Minister of Defence pointed out that the ministerial order, which includes
the cooperation plan for this year, first of all decrees the strengthening of cooperation in the
area of operations and the conclusion of agreements on this matter with the United States,
Germany, Sweden and Slovenia. Besides, in addition to Georgia the Ministry of Defence
is planning to sign further agreements on cooperation with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan as well.

Irakli Alasania pointed out that Georgia’s declared goals include the accession to the
European Union and NATO, and that his country considers Hungary a strong partner in
achieving these goals. As an exemplary cooperation, he referred to the joint work done by
the two nations’ troops in Afghanistan, and thanked Hungary for being one of the strongest
supporters of maintaining Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, among others.