SUPPORTING HUNGARY'S PRT WITH A FOREIGN SERVICE

UNCLAS BUDAPEST 002278 SIPDIS SIPDIS EUR FOR DAS PEKALA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: APER HU AF SUBJECT: SUPPORTING HUNGARY'S PRT WITH A FOREIGN SERVICE POSITION ¶1. EMBASSY BUDAPEST STRONGLY SUPPORTS EMBASSY KABUL'S CALL FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF A US OFFICER TO THE HUNGARIAN PRT IN POL-E-KHOMRI. ¶2. PROMOTING THE SUCCESS OF HUNGARY'S PRT IS AMONG OUR KEY BILATERAL PRIORITIES. TANGIBLE SUCCESS ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN WILL HELP US MAKE THE CASE FOR A CONCERTED GOH EFFORT TO FULLY MEET ITS COMMITMENTS AS A NATO ALLY AND TO COMPLETE THE TRANSITION FROM CONSUMER TO PROVIDER OF SECURITY WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. ¶3. WE BELIEVE THE INVESTMENT OF A DETAILEE CAN MATERIALLY ENHANCE THE HUNGARIAN PRT AND, IN TURN, HUNGARY'S CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AS A PARTNER READY, WILLING, AND ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR GLOBAL AGENDA. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED FOLEY