In a meeting this Wednesday in Berlin, Romanian Minister of National Defence Mihnea Motoc and Federal Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen analyzed the current geopolitical context and the security situation in the NATO and EU neighborhood.
Mihnea Motoc, on an official visit to Berlin at the invitation of his German counterpart, and Ursula von der Leyen tackled subjects of shared interest concerning the development of Romania - Germany cooperation in the line of defence, as well as topical issues on the allied and European agenda.
"The German Defence Minister highlighted the quality of cooperation between the two states and the very good relations of the two national forces, characterized by mutual trust. In this context, the two officials stressed the need for intensifying political-military dialogue with a view to supporting each other within the North Atlantic Alliance and the EU, and strengthening practical cooperation for all categories of armed forces. As regards allied cooperation, the two ministers voiced their belief that a major goal for the next period is the implementation of the decisions of the Warsaw Summit on ensuring a credible NATO presence throughout the Alliance's eastern flank, with the next decision-making landmark in this respect being the NATO Defence ministers' meeting in late October," reads a Thursday press statement of the National Defence Ministry.
The Romanian minister highlighted the strategic importance of the Black Sea for the security of the Euro-Atlantic space and evoked the need to strengthen the tailored forward presence in the southern segment of the eastern flank of the Alliance as a major important element of NATO's strategic defence and deterrence posture.
Motoc thanked his German counterpart for Germany's announced contribution with General Staff personnel to manning the Command of the Multinational Brigade on Romania's territory, as well as its contribution with officers to the two Romania-based NATO command and control structures.
According to the cited statement, the German Defence minister voiced her appreciation for Romania's connection to the Framework Nation Concept, which makes an obvious contribution to the achievement of the Alliance's Level of Ambition. DefMin Motoc stressed that Romania's participation in this framework group led by Germany proves its commitment to the joint development of the NATO necessary forces and military capabilities through intensified cooperation among European allies.
The talks of the two officials also focused on the optimum ways to implement the Global Strategy for the EU foreign and security policy in the next period, the importance of the European Defence Agency in this process, especially as regards the development of European capabilities.
"The sides underscored that in the context of the Brexit triggered reflection, the security and defence dimension has acquired a particular importance as one of the areas efforts to relaunch the European project can focus on," mentions the release.
Minister Motoc also emphasized the need for clearly understanding the EU's level of ambition as regards defence and security, and the importance and the need to get all EU member states involved in the cooperation formats, the EU - NATO synergy and complementarity, the support for developing a competitive European defence industry and use the opportunities offered by the European Defence Agency. agerpres.
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