Contents tagged with Romania

  • Stoltenberg: NATO is considering strengthening its presence in the Black Sea

    The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, stated that NATO is seriously thinking about strengthening its presence in the Black Sea region, as quoted by digi24 news portal. “Currently, we are reviewing the possibility of ensuring our presence on the Black Sea by means of naval and air forces. We are discussing this problem mostly with coastal States – Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey,” Stoltenberg explained.

    The Secretary General of NATO noted that, “ …

  • Romania is concerned by the increase in Russian activity near NATO’s eastern borders

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Sebastian Neculăescu, stated during discussions within the Warsaw Security Forum that Romania is strengthening military cooperation with neighboring countries and NATO partners due to the increase in military activity near the eastern flank of the Alliance, as reported by Evropeyskaya Pravda.

    “We see the greatest threats from the east and south, of course; the events that we had witnessed in the east are the major concern for Romania. The lack of …

  • U.S. Navy ship entered the Black Sea

    On Monday, October 17, 2016, the USS Mount Whitney command ship of the US Navy entered the Romanian port of Constanta. According to Pentagon the pupose of the visit was to "strengthen the NATO cooperation in the Black Sea".

    "Strengthening alliances through port visits such as this reinforces the shared commitment to promote safety and stability within the region, while seeking opportunities to enhance interoperability with NATO allies and partners.," the statement of the U.S. Department of …

  • Joint exercises involving Romania, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia begin

    On September 19, in Romania’s northeastern Satu Mare county on the Someș river, about 30 km southeast from the Ukrainian border, the Blonde Avalanche 2016 joint military exercises started, with participation from servicemen from Romania, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia.

    As reported by a correspondent from Radio Svoboda, Ukrainian participants are practicing tasks related to the elimination of consequences of disaster and minimization of losses as part of an international joint pontoon-bridge …

  • Ukraine and Romania sign agreement to connect gas transport systems

    The operators of Ukraine's and Romania's gas transportation systems have signed an agreement on connecting gas transportation systems at the Isakcha point, located on the border between Orlivka (Ukraine) and Isakcha (Romania), the press service of Ukrtransgas said in a statement. The agreement reportedly covers the route of the gas pipeline that is used for transporting gas from Ukraine through Romania to Bulgaria, the connection point being Negru Vodă Romania.

    “The agreement... is fully …

  • Sea Breeze 2016: Romanian Navy corvette arrived in the port of Odessa

    The Romanian Navy’s corvette, Contra-Amiral Eustaţiu Sebastian (F-264), arrived in the port of Odessa on the 18th of July. The ship will be taking part in the international Sea Breeze 2016 exercises, which will be held during the last ten days of July in the northwestern part of the Black Sea and in the south of Odessa and Mykolaiv. This was reported by the press service of the administration of the Odessa seaport.

    The 93-meter ship, with its crew of 77 people, joined the Romanian Navy in …

  • Former Romanian President predicts that Moldova will join Romania

    The former president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, believes that Moldova will eventually become part of Romania.

    “Every state has the right to decide its fate. Moldova will become a part of Romania, not through force, but through the will of the people,” Băsescu said this while at a meeting with representatives of the youth movements of the two countries.

    According to Ukrinform news portal, he also expressed confidence that there are already enough votes in the Parliament of Romania to support …

  • Poland wants to establish Assembly including the Visegrad Four, Romania and Ukraine

    The Marshall of the Sejm of Poland, Marek Kuchciński, said in Truskavets that at the Economic Forum in Krynica-Zdrój (Poland), Polish representatives plan to propose the establishment of an Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Visegrad Four countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) and two neighboring countries of the Carpathian region - Romania and Ukraine,” as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.

    "We want to offer our colleagues from the Czech Republic and Hungary to establish a joint …

  • NATO is preparing to strengthen its presence in Romania

    NATO intends to strengthen its military presence in Romania. The Alliance’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said this on the 14th of June while at a meeting in Brussels, which was attended by defense ministers of member countries. He stated that the Romanian Brigade will be strengthened by soldiers from other countries.

    According to Stoltenberg, the proposal to form this international team came from Romania. Its goal is to facilitate the activities of NATO “in connection with exercises …

  • Poland to participate in NATO airspace patrols over Bulgaria and Romania

    Polish fighters will take part in NATO's air patrol mission over Bulgaria and Romania, as stated by the Deputy Defense Minister of Poland, Tomasz Shatkovsky, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.

    According to Shatkovsky, by participating in the Alliance’s airspace patrol over the Balkans, Warsaw wants to show that Poland is concerned not only about their own safety, but that of all NATO member states.

    As the Deputy Defense Minister explained, NATO’s mission over Romania and Bulgaria will take place …