Benko visits NATO mission in Kosovo

Hungary is "not only talking about but also acting for peace and security in the Western Balkans", Defence Minister Tibor Benko said during a visit to NATO's KFOR mission in Kosovo on Friday. The minister said he was proud that for the first time, a Hungarian general had become commander of KFOR, NATO's largest mission, in Pristina earlier in the day. Recent incidents in Kosovo and along the Kosovo-Serbia border suggest that the Hungarian general and his soldiers will face a tough job upon maintaining security in the "vulnerable and fragile" Western Balkans, Benko said.