Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BUDAPEST856
2009-12-01 16:25:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Budapest
Cable title:
BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON THE EVE OF THE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000856
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CE JAMIE MOORE. NSC FOR JEFF HOVENIER.
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2012
TAGS: PREL AF PK HU
SUBJECT: BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON THE EVE OF THE
PRESIDENT'S AFGHANISTAN ADDRESS
REF: A. STATE 122731
B. BUDAPEST 00855
Classified By: Political Counselor Paul C. O'Friel
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000856
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CE JAMIE MOORE. NSC FOR JEFF HOVENIER.
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2012
TAGS: PREL AF PK HU
SUBJECT: BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON THE EVE OF THE
PRESIDENT'S AFGHANISTAN ADDRESS
REF: A. STATE 122731
¶B. BUDAPEST 00855
Classified By: Political Counselor Paul C. O'Friel
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
¶1. (C) We provided ref A points to the Office of the Prime
Minister and senior officials at the Ministries of Defense
and Foreign Affairs. Dr. Peter Sztaray, Head of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs' Department for Security and
Non-proliferation, subsequently noted that the Hungarian
Government was carefully evaluating a potential increase in
the number of its forces in Afghanistan. He stated both
Prime Minister Bajnai's December 1-5 trip to Washington and
the NATO Ministerial would impact the timing of the decision,
but said he was "quite hopeful about a positive outcome."
The Hungarian MOD Policy State Secretary, with whom we shared
the information, passed the points on to the Minister of
Defense.
LEVINE