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Bucharest, Aug 3 /Agerpres/ - In Romania, the conditions for success exist and, in case the agreement with Bell will be accepted by the Romanian and US governments, our country will be the only place outside the United States where the AH-1Z and the UH-1Y aircraft will be produced, said, in an interview granted to AGERPRES, Joel Best, director for Global Business Development Europe with Bell He

People can't be punished for possession of marijuana in Georgia, the small nation on the shores of the Black Sea in the Caucasus region, following a ruling by the country's highest constitutional review court on Monday.

SOFIA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A multinational military exercise involving army units from eight countries kicked off in Bulgaria on Monday, the country's Defense Ministry said.

Tariel Zintiridis, a 30-year-old former judo champion charged in connection with a criminal racket believed to be behind more than 20 burglaries in Viotia, Evia, Fthiotida and Achaia, was remanded in custody Tuesday after appearing before an investigating magistrate.

A 27-year-old man believed to have been Zintiridis's accomplice was also remanded.

Daniel Angyal of Hungary, right, battles for the ball against Andria Bitadze of Georgia, during a men's first round Group A match at the European Water Polo Championship in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, July 16, 2018. Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP

Romania has reached its goals at the recent NATO summit in Brussels, with the most important of them being hosting a three-star army corps NATO headquarters whose future architecture will be configured by this autumn, Romania's Defence Minister Mihai Fifor said on Friday.

At a working dinner of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, part of a NATO summit meeting there, Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu highlighted the importance of NATO continuing its support for its eastern partners - Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis stated on Thursday that Romania has achieved two very important things at NATO's Summit in Brussels, namely an operational command centre and the improvement of the multinational brigade's statute.

And this is true despite the gathering "delivering warm words and worthy initiatives," said an opinion piece entitled, "EUs waning influence opens a dangerous vacuum in the Balkans," cited on Thursday by Beta agency.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump hailed a personal victory at a NATO summit on Thursday, saying allies had sharply increased defence spending commitments after he provoked a crisis session with a tirade at European leaders.