Winter Medal Parade in Nicosia
Szöveg: Lt.-Col. Dr. László Ujházy | 2018. február 27. 13:44By yearslong traditions, this year again the winter medal parade was held at the Nicosia HQ of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), inside the UN Flight Hangar at the site of the former international airport in the buffer zone. The event was attended by a large number of Hungarian peacekeepers serving on the island.
At the central ceremony, the medals were pinned on the soldiers by Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of Mission UNFICYP; UNFICYP Force Commander Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir; and the ambassadors of the troop contributing nations. On Hungary’s behalf, Erik Haupt, the Ambassador of Hungary to Athens honored the medal parade with his presence.