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V4 Army Chiefs Sign Joint Declaration on Europe’s Security

MTI-Hungary Today 2021.10.14.

The commanders-in-chief of the Visegrad Group countries on Thursday signed a joint declaration, pledging to cooperate to strengthen a stable and safe Europe.

Major General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, commander of the Hungarian Armed Forces, told a press conference after the meeting that the armies of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia would cooperate more tightly to adapt to the dangers posed by hybrid and non-traditional warfare, as well as in cyber protection.

Polish commander-in-chief Rajmund T. Andrzejczak praised the Hungarian army’s committment to modernisation and its approach to migration and the “situation in Afghanistan”.

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The three-day meeting was held between October 12-14 in Balatonakarattya, western Hungary. Slovak and Czech army chiefs Daniel Zmeko and Ales Opata also attended. On Wednesday, the V4 leaders had talks with Ukrainian army commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi.

Featured photo by Tamás Vasvári/MTI


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