Ministry of National Defence

The bilateral drill "Falcon Defence 2015," in which Romanian and Portuguese troops are participating, is being held May 4 to June 30, at the "General Emanoil Ionescu" 71st Airbase in Campia Turzii.

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The Day of War Veterans was celebrated on Tuesday, at the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defence (MApN), in the presence of Defence Minister Mircea Dusa in a show featuring folk songs performed by well-known artists of the genre, such as Veta Biris, Gheorghe Rosoga, Sava Negrean Brudascu.

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National Defence Minister Mircea Dusa at the National Defence Ministry (MApN) headquarters on Thursday received German armed forces Chief of Staff, General Volker Wieker.

The Ministry of National Defence celebrated by a military ceremony the NATO Day in Romania on Sunday, and also declared a Doors Open Day.

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Defence Minister Mircea Dusa, Romanian Army Chief of Staff General Nicolae Ciuca and other officials of the ministry attended the event.

The Ministry of National Defence (MApN) is organizing this year in all the large garrisons in the country special manifestations dedicated to the Year of War Veterans, 70 years after the end of the Second World War, MApN informs.

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Topics referring to the security situation in Ukraine, to the bilateral cooperation within the anti-missile shield of Deveselu, as well as Romania's commitment in the Afghani theater of operations were discussed on Friday during a meeting between the Minister of National Defence, Mircea Dusa, and a delegation of the US Congress.

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The US wants to see Greece ?make a good deal with the institutions,? Victoria Nuland, US assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, said on Tuesday following talks with senior government officials, the US Embassy said in a statement.

The analysis of the activity of the National Defence Ministry (MApN) in 2014 is marked firstly by the change of the security environment in the extended region of the Black Sea, as well as by the growth of instability in the Alliance's southern vicinity, in the Middle East towards Northern Africa, Defence minister Mircea Dusa said on Tuesday at the institution's stocktaking report meeting.

President Klaus Iohannis referred to Parliament the decision of the Country's Supreme Defence Council (CSAT) on the stationing on Romania's territory of Portuguese military resources, the Presidential Administration informed on Wednesday.

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Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Nenchev is due to hold talks with Poland's Deputy PM and Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak on Monday, February 16.