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Hungarian Defence Minister: Dialogue ‘only way to avoid war’
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Dialogue is the only solution to ease tensions and preserve peace between Russia and Ukraine; this is also in Hungary’s interest, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő told armed forces’ website honvedelem.hu.
At the same time, he refuted press reports that 1,000 NATO troops would arrive to Hungary to be stationed here permanently.
In the article published on Sunday, Benkő stressed that the parties must settle their differences through diplomacy and negotiations.
“We do not agree with the Cold War rhetoric that is being used, the threats and the show of force, as NATO has been advocating a combination of the two approaches of deterrence and dialogue to Russia for years,” he said.
On the security of Hungary, the minister said that Hungary is not currently under direct threat of war, and thanks to the defence and army development programme started in 2007, the country already has defence capabilities that “do not require the deployment of additional NATO forces in Hungary at present”.