Defence minister: Hungary to double defence spending by 2022

Budapest, November 27 (MTI) – Hungary plans to double its defence spending by 2022 in order to develop its armed forces, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko said on Friday.

The trials and tribulations of the recent period have further helped NATO to develop from a military alliance based on common interests into a real community of values, Simicsko told an international NATO conference in the parliament building.

The terror attacks in Paris have demonstrated that mass migration involves real internal security risks. By increasing defence spending, Hungary will support NATO’s efforts against terrorism as well, the minister said.

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Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters