DEFENCE

Romania is one of the key-players in terms of the security in the Black Sea region, where, over the past years, there have been “several hybrid-type activities,” Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu stated on Thursday in the opening of the “Atlantic-Black Sea Security Forum,” an event organized by the  Aspen…

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Romania has paid on 13 March 85 million US dollars to purchase a third set of missiles for the Patriot air defence system, National Defence Minister Gabriel Les told a news conference on Friday. The minister reminded that this essential army endowment programme was inked in December 2017 through a…

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The entry into the National Air Police Service under national command of the first squadron equipped with the F-16 aircraft represents a significant moment in the 15-year history of Romania’s membership of the North Atlantic Alliance, the Minister of National Defense, Gabriel Les, said on Thursday, adding through the missions…

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Minister of National Defense Gabriel Les said in an interview with AGERPRES that the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of Squadron 53, Fetesti Air Base 86, will start Air Police missions under national command on Thursday. He referred to the program of endowment of the Army with fighter jets, pointing out…

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Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday in Kosice where he attended the B9 Summit,  that the situation in the Black Sea region is increasingly more volatile, which is why he advocated for the need for an improved physical presence of NATO in the area. President Iohannis was asked what…

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The Republic of North Macedonia is going through a process of essential reforms, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev stated on Thursday at the end of the meeting with Prime Minister Viorica Dancila at the Victoria Palace, mentioning that “he changed “the political climate in the country” and placed North Macedonia “on…

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Romania’s main objective remains the deterrent and defensive posture on the eastern flank of NATO, Defense Minister Gabriel Les said on Wednesday, referring to talks last week within the NATO Defense Ministers meeting held at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Alliance in Brussels. “Romania’s main objective has remained linked…

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The Deveselu system is “strictly defensive”, and Russia’s arguments saying the contrary only aim to “cover” the problems this country has with respect to observing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu told Antena 3 private broadcaster on Tuesday. “It is in fact a strictly defensive…

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Minister of National Defence Gabriel Les gave assurance that the Hospital Military will benefit from the entire support of the Ministry of National Defence (MApN) in ensuring all the necessary resources for the development of its infrastructure projects meant to improve the work conditions of the medical staff, so that…

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Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall had a meeting with John Bolton, US President’s National Security Advisor on Friday, in which they also discussed the recent statements by Russian Federation’s officials on the defensive facilities at Deveselu. According to a Government’s release, Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall reiterated the key-role of…

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