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President Iohannis: I've been informed about the discovery of suppousedly drone components on our soil
President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday stated that he was "immediately" informed by the Ministry of National Defence of the discovery of certain components that are likely to come from a drone on the Romanian soil.
"Before talking about the Summit, I want to refer to the latest information regarding the identification, by the Ministry of Defence, on the territory of Romania, near the border with Ukraine, of some components that could have belonged to a drone. I was immediately informed by the Ministry of Defence when the discovery was made and we requested an urgent and professional investigation into the origin of these components, as well as the moment and circumstances in which they arrived on Romanian territory," stated President Klaus Iohannis, at the opening of the Summit of the Three Initiative Big.
Iohannis said that, "if it's confirmed that the respective components belong to a drone from Russia," the situation will be "inadmissible" and a serious violation of Romania's sovereignty.
"If this is confirmed that the components come from a Russian drone, then the situation will be inadmissible and a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Romania, a state that is a NATO ally," said the head of the state.
President Iohannis showed that the attacks on the Ukrainian civil infrastructure are war crimes and happen very close to the Romanian border.
"We remain vigilant and in permanent touch with the other NATO allies," said Iohannis.
He underscored that as part of NATO "we are very well defended and that Romania benefits from very strong security guarantees, the strongest in our history."
The Minister of Defence, Angel Tilvar, on Wednesday told AGERPRES that certain components from a device "that could be a drone," were found in the Tulcea county, with an investigation to follow to establish their origin, and also the capacity and exact type of device.
