The Embassy of Hungary, the Embassy of the Czech Republic and the Embassy of Poland celebrated together the 20th anniversary of their accession to NATO.
The event took place in the National Army Museum in London, where an exhibition of the Hungarian and Polish NATO contributions were also showcased. Hungary joined the military alliance in 1999 as the first one from the former East Bloc countries, supported by 85% of the population at a referendum. Ambassador Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky in his speech emphasized that the main challenge of our time is to preserve the security of our continents amongst chaotic international situation and terrorist threats. The Chief of Staff of the British Army, General Nick Carter underlined the importance of like-minded alliances and partners, praising the historic choice made by the three countries 20 years ago whereby they expressed their wish to stay independent irrevocably by joining the NATO-family.
