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Minister of National Defence Mihai Fifor, on Monday, met with the French Minister of Armed Forces, Florence Parly, with whom he discussed about the harmonization of standpoints regarding the eastern flank security on the occasion of the upcoming NATO Summit in Brussels, in July, and about the Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union.
He told the French official about the priorities of the Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union.
"Considering that, in January 2019, Romania will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, I discussed with Mrs. Parly about our country's priorities and the challenges facing the Union, both at internal and external level, at this point. I told her that very important for us will continue to be the project Europe of Defence, the launch of real cooperation projects in the defence field within PESCO, as well as the transatlantic relation for NATO and the EU," showed the Minister of Defence.
Mihai Fifor underscored that "in a Europe where challenges and threats are increasingly more diverse and complex, there is need of consistence, of an accelerated path and visible results in the cooperation between the European states."
The two officials also tackled such topics as the possibility of bilateral cooperation including in the technical-military field and they agreed on continuing discussions on different levels, with a view to developing European defence industries.
