April 24-26, 2007

 

Hungarian Minister of Defense Visits the United States, Meets Secretary Gates

 

 

 

Hungarian Defense Minister Imre Szekeres was on a five-day official visit in the United States. In Washington, D.C. he met with Secretary of Defense Gates and Peter Pace, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon, and Deputy Secretary Negroponte in the State Department. Among other issues, Minister Szekeres discussed Hungary's contribution to the reconstruction of Afghanistan's Baghlan province. The issue of energy security was also discussed during his meetings.

 

 

Mr. Szekeres and Mr. Gates

 

 

At the Ambassador's residence the Defense Minister met with representatives of the Washington think tank community and spoke at a roundtable organized by the National Defense University. On April 26th, the Defense Minister visited the Arlington Cemetery.