NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (L) talks with General Andras Havril, chief of staff of the Hungarian army, before starting an informal meeting of NATO defence ministers in Budapest October 9, 2008. NATO allies face calls on Thursday to send more troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and boost military spending, despite the prospect of budget cuts due to the global financial crisis. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY)