The
Hungarian Government decided yesterday to deploy 165 troops to the NATO
Training and Implementation Mission in Iraq. This force will replace the
present Hungarian force serving in Iraq.
The
decision is already in force as the Constitution does not require
parliamentary approval of the resolution adopted by the Government
concerning Hungarian participation in NATO operations.
"The
decision of the Government is yet another tangible manifestation of
Hungary’s commitment to the stabilization of Iraq along with other
coalition forces," said Ambassador András Simonyi. “We
had made clear on several occasions that Hungary won’t abandon Iraq and
the coalition. The Hungarian flag will continue to fly in Iraq as well as
Tampa, Florida.”
Today,
Hungarian Foreign Minister Ferenc Somogyi talked on the telephone to
National Security Advisor and future U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice, who called the Government's decision a "serious
contribution" to international efforts in Iraq.
