Hungarian top diplomat to visit Chad next month with agreements in pipeline

Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s Foreign minister, is expected to visit Chad from December 07 and will ink cooperation deals with his Chadian counterpart KASSIRÉ Isabelle Housna, local media ‘Alwihda Info’ reports citing the Foreign ministry of the African country.

Laszlo Mathé, the European country’s ambassador to Chad informed Housna about Szijjarto’s future visit, on Monday November 27. Szijjarto’s visit will enable both countries set up programs linked to education, agriculture, and assistance for Sudanese refugees, not forgetting the host population, the Chadian foreign ministry said.

The two sides will sign cooperation deals to spur the programs, Mathe also indicated.

Szijjarto’s visit will also take place in the wake of the deployment of up to 400 troops to Chad to protect the interests of the European country and assist international forces in the region in the fight against terrorism. The troops will arrive as late as December 31. The Hungarian legislature rubber-stamped the decision on November 06.

The deployment comes in response to an invitation dating back to September 19 from Chad’s leader Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno.