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Ioan Mircea Pascu minister of National Defence paid an official visit between September 23 and 24, 04 in Uzbekistan invited by his counterpart Gulomov Kodir Gofurovich. During the meeting with the two deputy ministers the talks focused on the aspects of the political military situation in the region and the bilateral cooperation.
In the afternoon, Mister Pascu paid a short official visit in Georgia. After the military ceremony the minister of National Defence talked with Paata Gaprindashvili and Vasil Sikharulidze, deputies of the Georgian minister of Defence.
The Georgian officials stressed that the changes of information in reform and integration in the European and Euro-Atlantic community are very useful for the institution there are heading and Romania already has a rich experience in this respect as a country that is actively acting within the Partnership for Peace and already performed all the stages for joining NATO. Mister Pascu showed the disponibilities of the Romanian part in supporting the defence issues for creating strong military institutions under a democratic control.
In the evening, the Romanian military delegation will return to Bucharest after their visit paid to the Romanian troops in missions in the theaters of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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