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President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) has fully done its duty last year; he emphasized that Romania is a safe country. "I participated today in the presentation of SRI's activity report. Synthetically, my message to them is this: SRI has fully done its duty, they did an efficient and serious job," Iohannis told the joint conference delivered together with SRI head Eduard Hellvig after the presentation of the institution's 2015 activity report.
The head of the state said that through their professionalism, SRI representatives make Romania a safer a place in a time fraught with problems and risks. "I think that the best recognition of the activity of the Service is the confidence it enjoys in the eyes of Romania's citizens," Iohannis said. He added that at the event today he highlighted certain aspects in last year's activity.
"Romania is a safe country that was spared security and terror incidents. I thanked those working with SRI for having provided for the security of Romania's citizens. SRI has made an essential contribution to the fight against corruption, which remains one of the most sensitive topics of relevance to both institutions and the public opinion. I also remarked their activity against tax evasion and organized crime networks, as well as SRI's role in the area of cyber intelligence. I'm glad to see that SRI is a respected and credible partner in the Euro-Atlantic intelligence community and contributes to defining Romania as a security provider in the region," Iohannis added.
