German, Hungarian defence forces maintain strong cooperation

Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő met his German counterpart on Thursday and praised “extremely good, strong, friendly ties” between their respective armed forces.

Benkő called their talks “effective and productive”. Germany’s main objective during its EU presidency is to build the bloc’s peace and security together with other countries, he told a press conference.

Effective cooperation between NATO and the European Union is in both countries’ common interest, Benkő said, adding that all nations have their specific needs in terms of security policy. Germany has pledged to take those specific needs into account, he said.

Benkő said strong ties were especially visible in the Afghanistan mission and in the Pesco health project, which also covers control of the coronavirus epidemic.

He thanked Germany and its defence industry for its strong support of the development of Hungarian defence capabilities.