Ministry of Defence

Csaba Hende

Minister of Defence

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Ministry of Defence, May 9, 2012 11:04 AM

Conference of V4 Defence Ministers in the Czech Republic

On May 3 and 4 Defence Minister Csaba Hende attended the Defence Ministerial Meeting of the Visegrád Cooperation (V4) countries in the town of Litomericé in the Czech Republic, which is currently holding the presidency of the Visegrád Group.

Ministry of Defence, May 9, 2012 8:12 AM

Expanding the Scope of German–Hungarian Military Cooperation

Defence Minister Csaba Hende held discussions with Christian Schmidt, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Defence on the opportunities of expanding the scope of German–Hungarian military cooperation.

Ministry of Defence, May 3, 2012 1:27 PM

Attack Helicopter Mentors to Stay On in Afghanistan

With the governmental decree No. 1126/2012 (25/04), the government of Hungary extended the mandate of the HDF Mi-35 Air Mentor Team (AMT), which now runs until 1 September 2012. The HDF AMT is tasked with training the Afghan Air Force in Afghanistan.

Ministry of Defence, April 25, 2012 2:14 PM

Patriotism is based on the community

In particular, thinking about patriotism has a special stake nowadays, especially when working on the renewal of the Hungarian defence system, “… and when thinking about the future of Europe what is in a crisis now” – said Csaba Hende Defence Minister of Hungary at the conference “Patriotism in the European Union”, organised by the Association of the Hungarian Graduates of Germany in 21 April.

Ministry of Defence, April 23, 2012 9:36 AM

Hungary Discusses Timeline for Drawdown of Forces from Afghanistan

This year Hungary is not planning to significantly reduce its contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, but it has started discussions with the allies on the timeline of the expected future drawdown – Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende told General John Allen, the Commander of ISAF in Brussels on April 18.

Ministry of Defence, April 23, 2012 7:29 AM

Discussions at the Bundeswehr Operations Command

On April 18 Maj.-Gen. László Domján, the Commander of the HDF Joint Force Command paid a visit to Potsdam at the invitation of Lt-Gen. Rainer Glatz, the Commander of the Bundeswehr Operations Command.

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