With its commitment to earmark 2 per cent of the GDP for defence expenditure in 2017, Romania should be regarded as an example for others, the same as it should be regarded as an example for the manner in which it involved in NATO activities, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said at Vila Lac 1, where he met Prime Minister Mihai Tudose.
The NATO Secretary General also wanted to show his gratitude for the contributions that Romania brought to the Alliance in many sectors, during the years. He spoke about Romania participating with troops in missions in theaters of operations and also about the presence on Romanian territory of the NATO Multinational Brigade and of the anti-missile defence system in Deveselu.
Jens Stoltenberg underscored Romania's importance as a source of stability in the region. He went further to appreciate Romania's contributions to the collective security, helping NATO to keep a stability climate in the region, in the East and South, while supporting Ukraine and Georgia and also fighting against terrorism on the Southern flank of the Alliance, by being present in Afghanistan and Iraq, and also by ensuring a climate of security in the Balkans, namely through its contributions with troops to the NATO missions in Kosovo.
He also added that Romania is very important for NATO also for being a "host country" for a multinational brigade of the Alliance, to also be added the air police missions. During the same meeting, Jens Stoltenberg also mentioned the Italian and Canadian pilots, who are flying with the Romanian and Bulgarian ones in the Black Sea region. Moreover, the NATO official mentioned the military drills conducted by Romania and the country's presence in the Black Sea region, as an example of the manner in which NATO adjusts to global security challenges. The Secretary General of the Alliance added that Romania is also important because it hosts the anti-missile defence system located in Deveselu, which, in his opinion, is very important in terms of defence, with a plan to strengthen the anti-missile defence system by building a similar one in Poland.
Jens Stoltenberg underscored Romania's involvement in cyber attacks defence area and also mentioned that our country has experts who are important for the whole Alliance, experts that are currently involved in training the specialists of Ukraine. He also said that Romania's announcement saying that the county will spend 2 per cent of its GDP on defence in 2017 was a very much welcomed decision by NATO, both from the perspective of strengthening Romania's defence and that of NATO. Romania should be regarded as an example, said the NATO official, for it joined the group of countries that earmarked 2 per cent GDP for defence. Moreover, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated Mihai Tudose for taking over the Prime Minister office, taking into account that this is their first official meeting.
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