Army chief meets Hungarian FM, defence officials

Monitoring Desk
BUDAPEST: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Mr. Peter Szijjarto.
He is visiting Budapest on invitation of the Hungarian Government, the Pakistani embassy said.
Expressing deep solidarity with the people and Government of Pakistan, facing unprecedented floods due to climate change, Mr. Szijjarto announced doubling of existing scholarships for Pakistani students from 200 to 400 under itsStipendium Hungaricum Program.
The COAS thanked the Government of Hungary for its friendly gesture and support. He urged the developed world and the international community to realize the devastation being caused by the global climate change.
He also requested for Hungary’s greater support in enhancing bilateral trade, as well as in sharing its water resource management technologyand expertise in agriculture sector. This, he added,would help Pakistan in mitigating the climate change and in strengthening its economic base provided by the agriculture sector.
There was a detailed exchange of views on various regional issues of mutual interest, especially the difficulties created for developing world by the Ukraine crisis. FM Szijjarto briefed General Bajwa on Hungary’s position on the issue.
Both sides agreed that wars lead to more devastation and chaos, and that finding a peaceful solution to the crisis could avoid serious global consequences in future.
During the visit, the COAS also held a detailed meeting with Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces (COM HDF), LTG. Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi.