Vučić believes in the creation of a military alliance between Serbia and Hungary

(Patria) - Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated that he believes the new defense agreement between Belgrade and Budapest, signed today, will lead to further rapprochement towards the creation of a military alliance between Serbia and Hungary.

- The Hungarian side, the Hungarian and Serbian parliaments have a say in this. Our relations are more than good, and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and I have expressed our desire to continue accelerating and further aligning our positions in the defense sphere - Vučić said after signing the agreement.

Vučić did not provide further details about the idea of a Serbian-Hungarian military alliance. The two sides did not discuss it, and journalists were not allowed to ask questions after the signing of the agreement.

In mid-March, Belgrade reacted sharply to a declaration signed at the time in Tirana by Albania, Croatia, and Kosovo, which participants described as a document strengthening cooperation in responding to security challenges that could threaten regional stability.

On the other hand, Serbia characterized it as a provocation and a threat to stability.

Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky and Bratislav Gašić, the defense ministers of Hungary and Serbia, signed a document in Belgrade today that concretizes the 2023 agreement on strategic defense cooperation between Hungary and Serbia.

It was announced that Budapest and Belgrade have agreed on 79 defense activities for 2025, including joint training, helicopter and other exercises, cooperation in the defense industry sectors, cyber security, peacekeeping operations, military education, and medicine.

- Hungary is always on the side of preserving peace, and Serbia is always its ally in this - said Hungarian Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky.

On this occasion, Vučić said that Belgrade, after purchasing BTR-80A armored personnel carriers from Budapest last year, is interested in acquiring other Soviet-era systems remaining in Hungary, as well as new Lynx KF-51 combat vehicles that Hungary produces in cooperation with the German Rheinmetall.

He added that Hungary is buying 7.62 caliber ammunition from Serbia and is interested in Serbian-made 8x8 combat vehicles.

- A lot of joint work awaits us in the military field. Everything we are doing means greater security for the citizens of both countries - emphasized Vučić.

He stated that he expects a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán soon.