MoND leadership’s meeting with SACEUR in Bucharest

MoND leadership's meeting with SACEUR in Bucharest

On Monday, January 19th, Minister of National Defence, Radu Miruță, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad, had a meeting, at the Ministry of Defence headquarters, with General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander of the US European Command (USEUCOM), in the context of the latter's visit to Romania.

The meeting stressed the firm commitment of Romania and NATO to increasing regional security and strengthening defence on the Allied Eastern Flank.

During the talks, the officials stressed the need to adapt the deterrence and defence posture in the context of major challenges and threats posed to the Alliance. They also analyzed the priorities for the NATO Summit in Ankara, which will take place in July, this year, and emphasized the strategic importance of the Black Sea for ensuring the stability and security of the Euro-Atlantic area. At the same time, they emphasized the importance of implementing the decisions adopted at the NATO Summit in The Hague, regarding the increase in defence investments, Romania being an important contributor both to strengthening the allied posture on the eastern flank and to providing support for Ukraine. In this context, General Grynkewich thanked our country for its contribution to the PURL mechanism to support Ukraine's defence.

Minister of National Defence emphasized that "Romania is fully committed to advancing common efforts aimed at ensuring security and stability in the Black Sea region, within Allied context, and consistently supports a coherent approach to all measures adopted on NATO's Eastern Flank."

The Chief of Defence Staff welcomed the presence in Romania of General Alexus G. Grynkewich and appreciated that his visit to our country reflects the importance that NATO attaches to the region and to the strengthening of the deterrence and defence posture in the southeast of the allied territory.

Another topic of today's discussion, at the MoND headquarters, was hybrid warfare, the threats and their impact on international security, as well as ways to counter them.

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On Sunday, January 18th, General Alexus G. Grynkewich visited 99th Military Base in Deveselu, where he met with the Romanian and American military personnel and had talks with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad, and with Air Flotilla General Răzvan Brătulescu.

The discussions focused on the missions and operational capabilities of the base, the cooperation between the Romanian and the United States Armed Forces, at allied and regional levels, as well as on the exchange of experience and the increase of interoperability within NATO.

Such activities contribute to strengthening the Romanian-American Strategic Partnership and increasing the level of security on the Eastern Flank of the Alliance.

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