The Minister of Defense sends a very important message to millions of Romanians throughout the country regarding the Romanian Army, the war in Ukraine and NATO, and this is because he informs about the meeting he had with his counterparts from Portugal during the past days, the country's soldiers NATO allies participating in efforts to deter Russia.
The Minister of Defense speaks, together with the Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army, about the military exercises that the soldiers of our country have had, and will have again, in the company of the Portuguese soldiers, all part of the cooperation efforts aimed at making the interoperability of the two the best armies in this period.
""The effort of the Portuguese comrades is part of the general context of the allied determination to put into practice, if necessary, the principle of collective defense. On the other hand, the excellent relations with the Portuguese allies have the prerequisites for expansion, once the defense cooperation agreement that we signed last year comes into force. We are in the stage of boosting the procedures for ratifying this agreement, which will contribute to the development of relations in all three formats: bilateral, NATO and EU", said Minister Angel Tîlvăr.
General Daniel Petrescu reiterated his appreciation for the effort of his Portuguese colleagues to strengthen the deterrence and defense posture in the eastern area of NATO and the European Union. The joint program further aims to enhance the training of the forces. "The training started with the deployment of the Portuguese contingent led to the increase of the interoperability and the reaction capacity of the structures.
We will keep the cadence of exercises and training. We are interested in the participation of the Portuguese air force in the air police service in our country and in the more consistent participation of the Romanian military, together with the Portuguese military, in NATO, EU and UN missions and operations", said the head of Defense.
The series of talks was preceded by the ceremony of handing over the "National Order of the Star of Romania in the rank of Commander, with the sign of peace, for the military" to Admiral António Silva Ribeiro, an order conferred by the President of Romania, as a sign of high appreciation of the constant interest and support given to the country our.
The visit of the high-ranking military official to our country, between February 1-3, takes place at the invitation of the Chief of the Defense Staff, and the program included the 1st Training Battalion from Caracal, the deployment unit of the Portuguese contingent, part of the South Multinational Brigade -East."
