Non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control
Hungary contributes actively to international arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation activities. Hungary is a state party to all the major multilateral treaties and processes related to disarmament and non-proliferation, and it plays an active role in the work of these regimes. In this spirit, Hungary held the presidency of The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in recent years.
As a member state of the United Nations and other significant regional and security policy organisations, Hungary endeavours to contribute to the establishment of a coherent global security system in conformity with UN principles. Hungary also participates in disarmament and non-proliferation activities of the UN as a member state of the European Union. Our limited resources dedicated to UN disarmament and non-proliferation processes are integrated into EU funds and therefore contribute more effectively to the strengthening of international peace and security.
Hungary makes a special contribution to the UN non-proliferation activities by supporting the mechanisms concerning biological and toxin weapons. As the facilitator of the UN General Assembly resolution on the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), Hungary facilitates the adoption of the international mandate necessary for the continuation of the process, and thus contributes actively to the BWC negotiations by ensuring UN support.
Hungary takes part in the destruction of certain traditional weapons (small arms and light weapons, land mines) by means of financial resources as well as through our experts. Lately, various mine clearance projects were realized with Hungarian assistance in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia and Cyprus.
In the past years, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA) organized a number of international events with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the peaceful uses of atomic energy. Under the coordination of the HAEA, Hungarian institutions hosted 20-30 foreign scholars and scientists every year (typically from developing countries). Experts of the HAEA participated in numerous international review conferences in the field of nuclear protection, safety and security. Since 1991, Hungary provides assistance to the reinforcement of the IAEA’s nuclear security activities. At the request of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the education and practical training of the organization’s experts took place in Hungary between 21 October and 2 November 2007.