Rutte will attend a summit meeting of the European Political Community, scheduled to take place in Budapest on the same day, Bertalan Havasi said, adding that the conference would be "the biggest diplomatic event in Hungary's history".

DefMin: New military equipment to strengthen Hungary security

The Hungarian armed forces are ready to boast a 21st-century NATO compatible fleet of military equipment and with every new vehicle added to the fleet Hungary's security will be strengthened, the defence minister said at a military base in Tata, in western Hungary, on Tuesday.

Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky told journalists that the armed forces received another 15 Gidran armoured vehicles and two new Leopard 2A7HU tanks on Tuesday.

With the new Gidrans added, the army now has the originally planned 48 of the armoured vehicles put in service, the minister said. The Gidrans will be fitted with weapons and other types of equipment in Hungary, he added.

With the two new Leopard 2A7HU tanks added, there is a fleet of 26 of the vehicles serving at the Tata base, the minister said, adding that a delivery of more tanks was expected.
 

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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