Hungarian general elected deputy head of an important NATO board

Imre Porkoláb, brigadier-general of the Hungarian military, has been elected deputy head of the board of directors of NATO’s DIANA innovation network, the defence ministry said on Monday.

The network, based on a NATO summit decision passed in June last year, is to provide a link between member states’ innovation ecosystems and provide a framework for cooperation between startups, small businesses, and universities, the ministry said. In his new position, Porkoláb will work with NATO leaders and heads of DIANA to identify strategic directions and make relevant plans, the statement said.

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Defence minister: security in Western Balkans joint strategic interest of UK, Hungary

The security of the Western Balkans is a joint strategic interest of the UK and Hungary, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said after talks in London on Monday. Szalay-Bobrovniczky told public media after a meeting with UK counterpart Ben Wallace that the bilateral talks held “in an atmopshere suitable for allies” focused on the situation in the Western Balkans and at Hungary’s southern borders, as well as the Serbia-Kosovo tension.

The security of the Western Balkans is a guarantee for Hungarians’ security and the UK has also maintained a strategic interest in it for a long time, he said. As a result, the two countries share identical views on the matter, he added.

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Source: MTI