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The Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) has greenlighted on Tuesday a plan for the use of the Romanian Armed Forces that are deployed on missions and operations abroad in 2018, according to a press release of the Presidential Administration.
Moreover, the Internal Affairs Ministry's forces, available in 2018 for the missions of the European Union, OSCE, NATO and UN, will count 1,867 gendarmes and police officers - by 340 more than in 2017. Of these, 1,018 will participate in missions and 849 will be deployed at order.
According to the release, participating with forces and capabilities in NATO's mission in Afghanistan - Resolute Support Mission, concurrently with maintaining the participation in NATO KFOR and EU ALTHEA operations in the Balkans are the main challenge.
"By participating in such missions, the Romanian state gets actively involved in promoting regional and global stability and security, in combating international terrorism, by acting in accordance with Romania's National Defence Strategy for 2015-2019,' the release specifies.
AGERPRES .
