Defence minister: Hungary committed to NATO

Hungary is committed to NATO, Defence Minister Tibor Benko said after talks with his British counterpart, Ben Wallace, in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a joint press conference, Benko said Hungary's armed forces was strong thanks to the country's military development programme. He thanked Wallace for the United Kingdom's flexible handling of evacuations from Afghanistan last August. Benko also expressed thanks to his British counterpart for his praise of Hungary's "excellent NATO capabilities".