Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő received U.S. Ambassador to Budapest David Cornstein in his office on 24 September.
The 70th birthday of the North Atlantic treaty Organisation (NATO) was also celebrated in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, on 21-22 October. The NATO Days in Ostrava 2019 air day and military technology show was opened by the defence ministers of the Visegrád Group (V4) countries.
Hungary continues to remain committed to the concept that the new types of threats that are currently emerging must be managed both with national and multinational solutions.
Defence is a national cause, the Defence Minister stressed outlining details of the Zrínyi 2026 Defence and Military Development Programme on 27 August, Tuesday, at the Veszprém County Government Office.
One soldier lost his life, and five others were injured in a road accident on 26 August on the section of the M7 motorway near Székesfehérvár. In connection with the tragedy, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő and Brigadier General-Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces Ferenc Korom held an extraordinary press conference in the evening hours.
Do not for a single moment forget the noble thoughts enshrined in your oath, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said at the oath-taking ceremony of military officers held on 20 August, on St. Stephen’s Day, outside the Parliament Building in Budapest.
Migration is a security risk, and without security Europe and individual nations will be lost, Szilárd Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence said talking to journalists on Wednesday in Tusnádfürdő.
example not only for Hungarians, but equally for the whole of Europe, Deputy Minister Szilárd Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, said on 22 July, on the Memorial Day of the victory of Nándorfehérvár at the Statue of Hunyadi in Buda Castle.
The United Kingdom is an important supporter of European security, and we must therefore support their involvement in the efforts which seek to maintain Europe’s security also in the future, Dr Tibor Benkő, Hungary’s Defence Minister said in London after he met with British Secretary of State for Defence Penny Mordaunt on Wednesday, 17 July.
On Wednesday, 17 July in London, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő signed a declaration of intent regarding cooperation.