The main decision-making body of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, the Preparatory Commission held its 36th session between June 14 and 15 2011.
The Hungarian Permanent Mission in Vienna organized at its premises, on 7 June 2011, in close cooperation with the PTS of the CTBTO a round-table discussion on the civil and scientific application of the CTBT verification related technologies.
The Hungarian delegation was led by Ambassador Dr. Balázs Csuday.
The focus of the deliberations will be on means to maintain outer space for peaceful purposes and to ensure that space technology and its applications continue to benefit many areas critical for all humanity.
Lots were drawn to determine which States parties will participate as reviewer in the second year of the review cycle. Lessons learned from the first review cycle have been discussed.
The main topic of the 27th session of the Programme and Budget Committee (PBC) of UNIDO, held from 11 to 13 May 2011, was the budget proposal of the organization for the 2012 – 2013 biennium
Hungary's international engagement, the Hungarian EU Presidency's priorities, as well as topical issues, such as the Libyan situation were the focus of János Martonyi Hungary's foreign minister's and Ban Ki-Moon UN Secretary-General's discussion in Budapest.
Focuos on the progress in international efforts to address transnational organized crime, including emerging issues such as cybercrime.
Miklós Réthelyi the Hungarian National Resources Minister presented the European Union’s position to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) meeting in Vienna on March 21. In accordance with tradition, the European Union’s opening statement is done by the rotating presidency’s minister.
The IAEA Board of Governors opened on Monday morning, 7 March 2011. The deliberations are held at the Agency´s headquarters in Vienna.