International security

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the transatlantic alliance "stands in solidarity with the Greek people" in the wake of the wildfires that have claimed at least 74 lives.

In a tweet Tuesday, Stoltenberg said his "thoughts are with all those affected by the devastating fires in Greece."
 

At a meeting on Monday with Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Devin Nunes, Romania's Ambassador to the U.S. George Cristian Maior underscored the defensive benefits of the US anti-missile shield and its strategic importance to Romania, the US and the other NATO member states.

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.

Bulgaria's Head of State Roumen Radev and US President Donald Trump talked during NATO budget discussions, the press office of the head of state said on 12th of July.

Earlier, on his Facebook page, President Radev wrote:

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were holding talks in Brussels on Thursday afternoon on the sidelines of a NATO summit.

The meeting started at 5.20 p.m., later than originally planned, and Tsipras is expected to speak to the press afterwards.

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.

She also stressed that the upcoming NATO summit will also speak about the organization's commitment to KFOR's continued mission.

Pedestrians walk in front of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Brussels on July 10, 2018, ahead of NATO meetings. AFP PHOTO / ludovic MARIN

In comments on Monday in Luxembourg, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, said the alliance would only extend an invitation to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia if it ratifies its deal with Greece to change its name and if the accord is accepted in a referendum.

US senators voted overwhelmingly to block the sale of F-35 jet fighters to Turkey on Monday, while Lockheed Martin says it expects to deliver planes before the bill could become law.