Wednesday, 4th of September

Employees of Romania’s mission in Afghanistan could be brought to the country by Ministry of Defense aircraft

In total, Romania’s mission in Afghanistan had 12 employees. They could be brought to the country by Ministry of Defense aircraft, just like the injured Romanian in Kabul. Defense Minister Gabriel Leş said last night that if the Foreign Ministry makes a request, it will intervene with aircraft to evacuate the injured Romanian. Our country is one of the first five contributing states to the NATO Mission in Afghanistan, with over 760 troops deployed in this theater of operations. Romania has been participating in the missions in Afghanistan since January 2002. The attack took place shortly after the details of an agreement were announced, which could be concluded by the United States with the insurgent movement. But it seems that not all the Taliban would support the document.
Reporter: Cristina Dumitrescu – The attack started with an explosion of a car-trap exactly when the Afghan broadcaster aired an interview with the American emissary Zalmay Khalilzad, in which he spoke about the possible conclusion of a peace agreement with the Taliban. The US diplomat met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to present the results of the ninth round of talks with the Taliban, recently concluded in Doha. In a first step, if President Donald Trump accepts the agreement, the United States will withdraw 5,000 US troops from Afghanistan within 135 days if the Taliban abides by the agreement.

Conference of the heads of defense of the Balkan states, in Bucharest

An important conference of defense chiefs from the Balkan states is taking place today in Bucharest. Delegates from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey and as observers Croatia and Slovenia participate. It is the 13th edition of this event which aims at developing regional military cooperation, strengthening security in the Balkan area, identifying and developing a regional crisis management mechanism and increasing the interoperability of the armed forces in the region. Among the special guests of the event are: the president of the NATO Military Committee and the military adviser of the UN Under-Secretary-General on peacekeeping issues, Radu Dobriţoiu reports.

Romanian-Ukrainian military exercise

About 300 military sailors from Romania and Ukraine are participating in an exercise on the Danube between Ismail, the Chilia arm and Tulcea. The exercise is led by the „Mihail Kogălniceanu” River Flotilla and aims to strengthen the Romanian-Ukrainian cross-border cooperation in the naval field. Our correspondent, Luisa Rosetti, is live and gives us more information.
Reporter: The cooperation between the military fleets of Romania and Ukraine has developed in recent years on both the Danube and the Black Sea after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. Last year, the General Staff of the Naval Forces participated in the bilateral exercise for the first time with three ships, and its opening took place in Ismail, in Ukraine. This year, the exercise will officially open in Tulcea, in almost two hours, in the presence of the Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Alexander Mârşu, and his Ukrainian counterpart, Vice Admiral Ihor Voronchenko. Romania is participating in the exercise with 4 stars and a river tug, which together with the Ukrainian military naval structures, ships of the Coast Guard and the border guards in the neighboring country will carry out tactical maneuvers, inspection exercises, towing, as well as training exercises. application of action procedures for emergency interventions. The Romanian-Ukrainian military exercise will end on Saturday.

Adelina Boboc