Poland is joining the NATO forces for the defense of the Eastern flank, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca announced on Thursday.
"We've discussed together the internal, institutional mechanisms that we can use and, also, the mechanisms of the European Union that we can also access so that we may facilitate the stay and the integration, as well as possible, in the Romanian and Polish societies, respectively. Surely, we have had discussions on all the measures that were taken, so that we may strengthen discouragement and defence on the eastern flank of the Alliance. We have already measures that we have conducted together, there is a Polish military structure that is part of the Multinational Brigade in Romania, we have a structure that is part of the battlegroup that is present on Polish territory and we've discussed with Mr. Prime Minister that, with the increase in Allied forces' presence in the region of the Black Sea and, of course, in Poland and in the Baltic Sea region, we will analyze and may have a new package of forces, that could be deployed to our country and in this way we've received his approval so a sub-unit be part of the battlegroup that is to be led by France," said Nicolae Ciuca, at the end of the Romania-Poland government sitting, Agerpres.ro informs.
The Romanian prime minister mentioned that he also appreciates that it is an activity that takes place the same day that 101 years ago saw the signing of the Convention of Defensive Alliance, which, practically, represents the founding act of the strategic partnership and which, through joint activities, continues to be consolidated.
"Today's discussions allowed, at the same time, the review of the progress that our countries have made and, also, allowed us to establish an entire series of benchmarks at the level of line ministries, convening thus agreeing that together we follow up on what was discussed today, what was signed today so that it may yield concrete results," Prime Minister Ciuca added.
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