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Hungary's general staff worried about upcoming deployment to Chad

Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky was questioned before parliament in late January about the planned military deployment in Chad.
Hungarian Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky was questioned before parliament in late January about the planned military deployment in Chad. © Tamas Vasvari/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

The planned deployment of 200 Hungarian soldiers to Chad for a peace-keeping operation in spring is provoking concern and anguish in Budapest's military circles. The general staff see it primarily as a reflection of the government's less-than-transparent political and economic intentions.

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