“It is especially important in today’s fast-changing international environment that Serbia and Hungary, two neighboring countries, conduct frequent high-level consultations to ensure the stability of the region,” Szalay-Bobrovniczky said at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
He noted that Hungary and Serbia maintain the strongest bilateral defense and military ties among countries outside the EU or NATO and that Hungary is assisting in upgrading Serbia’s armed forces.
The two countries expanded their strategic partnership to include defense and military cooperation in 2023, and collaboration between their ministries and armed forces continues to grow.
Under the agreement signed yesterday, Hungary and Serbia wi ll conduct 79 joint programs in 2025, including flotilla training, an international exercise for volunteer reservists, and marksmanship training, Szalay-Bobrovniczky added.



