The Minister of National Defense, Angel Tilvar, had a meeting with the president of the Joint Committee of the Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces, Major General Yousef Ahmed Al-Hunaity, at the headquarters of the Romanian Ministry of Defense (MapN) on Monday.According to a MApN press release, the discussions focused on the status and perspectives of bilateral cooperation relations in the field of defense in the context of developments in the global security environment, with emphasis on the current situation in the regions of the Black Sea and the Middle East.The Romanian minister of defense emphasized the important role of cooperation in the field of defense between the two states, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan being one of the most important partners of Romania in the Middle East region, the cited source informs.In this context, the Romanian dignitary reiterated Romania's commitment regarding the continuation of jointly developed projects, both bilaterally and within the initiatives and programs dedicated to cooperation between NATO and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.Finally, the two officials shared the need to continue bilateral cooperation in the field of defense within the formats established for this purpose and to explore new fields of cooperation, for the benefit of the training of the armed forces of the two countries. (Photo: https://armed.mapn.ro/)
The Arts Hour on Tour, the BBC World Service arts and culture program that visits cities all over the world, will be in Bucharest next week to record a show on topics relating to the cultural life in the city and Romania. Television and radio broadcaster Nikki Bedi, who curates, writes, and presents the program, […]
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The Romanian Parliament rejected the no-confidence motion initiated by far-right parties AUR, SOS Romania, and POT against the government led by Social Democrat prime minister Marcel Ciolacu. The motion received 147 votes in favor and one against during the lawmakers' meeting on Friday, February 28 - a figure lower than the 155 signatures with which […]
Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), the company that operates Romania’s only nuclear power plant – Cernavoda, reported a net profit of RON 1.7 bln (EUR 343 mln) in 2024, down 31% compared with the previous year. The company recorded 37.6% lower revenues from electricity sales due to lower average...
In his first press conference since becoming interim president, held on Friday, February 28, Ilie Bolojan said that discussing peacekeeping troops in Ukraine is premature, since no peace agreement was reached. He also discussed increasing Romania’s defense spending, the relationship with the United States, and the reconstruction of Ukraine. The press conference was organised after Ilie […]
