Partnership for Peace EuroAtlantic Integration Arpad Hargita Deputy

Partnership for Peace & Euro-Atlantic Integration Arpad Hargita Deputy Director, NATO Departament Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hungary Szeged, 29 Januárr, 2003

Why not alone? Why integration? • A small country - third way > gray zone • The eastern modell - CE, EU, NATO • Memberstates - big or small - have the same rights and perspectives (consensus) • One for all - all for one • National soveregnty and integration • Without work - no result 2

NATO-EAPC- Pf. P • NATO has no enemies only partners • EAPC: framework for consultation +cooperation • Pf. P: pragmatic military co-operation (contribution to peacekeeping by common planning, trainig and exercises, transparency at defence planning, budgeting, democratic controll) 3

Interest of Hungary • BH reintegrated to Regional and European structures • General conditions for stability improved • Key conditions for prosperity at place • Same level of security for the region • Accelerated integration process for BH • Lessons and experiences: do not repeat our mistakes 4

Partnership for Peace • Security of the Euro-Atlantic area is non divisible (“grey zones”: undesirable) • Common values, common actions • Joint responsibility for peace and stability • Transparency of plans, procedures, actions • Direct link to NATO (EAPC: copy intra-Alliance co-operation) • Inclusiveness, self-differentiation 5

Questions to be answered at the outset • Future status of the country (neutral / non aligned? allied? or? ) • Purpose of Pf. P / EAPC membership: serve your future • Programmes to be built accordingly • Clear vision - better chance to be assisted • Decision made? Structure the steps 6

Requirements, conditions? • Basic commitments to Euro-Atlantic values • Similarity to UN, OSCE, CEI, other regional arrangements • Supposed to serve modernisation, reforms, stability, capability building • Effects the entire state & society • No silver bullet solution! May be long way 7

Early Hungarian Dilemmas • • • Neutrality? NATO membership? Third way? To give up part of sovereignty? Where are the enemies? Too expensive to rebuild defence structures! Is it an offer instead of membership? Does it help if things go wrong in the neighbourhood? 8

A Hungarian Roadmap • Main objective of Pf. P membership - vision on the future • Plan defence reform - introduce capable leaders for implantation • Introduce civil control on the military • Separate the functions of different military organisations 9

A Hungarian Roadmap (2) • set up an interagency steering body - to guide the accession, lead the preparation, control the substance of participation, plan tasks, look after harmonisation of steps within different agencies of Government • Relevant units / departments to be identified in the Government agencies concerned • Prepare and man a mission in Brussels 10

A Hungarian Roadmap (3) • Legal: • Review the list of laws and other legal acts to be amended or drafted • Draft a decree on the tasks (projects) to be implemented on yearly basis • Build a training programme for military, civilians, politicians, support expert teams takes years, but can get support from abroad 11

A Hungarian Roadmap (4) • Financial: • Allocate a budget for the projects - at least on yearly basis • Implement a planning and financing system according to PARP standards • Security • Identify the national contact point for cooperation with NATO (Pf. P) 12

The Aim of the Seminar • What Pf. P / EAPC is good for? (Still not an Aspirin!) • Help preparing decisions on the agenda of BH • Learn from You - good for NATO, HU • To see what neighbours can use • Strengthen mutual confidence • Tasks ahead: to find solutions for open questions 13

Any Questions ? • Thank you 14

Security Issues To Be Dealt With - SEE • Secessions - historic justice or security issue? • National agendas or integration-approach? • Zero sum game, or win-win situation? • Relatively weak internal conflict resolution mechanism, structures, safety nets • Relatively disadvantageous economic situation • Relatively high presence of organised crime + parallel srtuctures 15

Security Issues To Be Dealt With - SEE (cont. ) • Borders open for trafficking or for cross-border co-operation? • Too many weapons, too little control • IC’s role: Correct? Mistaken? • Responsibility for building the countries regional ownership? • Very encouraging signs • BH: very good potentials 16