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RUMSFELD EXPRESSES APPRECIATION TO ATANASIU FOR ROMANIA’S CONTRIBUTION IN THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM
Minister of National Defence, Teodor Atanasiu, after the participation in the Informal Reunion of NATO Defence Ministers received a letter of thanks from the US State Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld.
The letter underlined Romania’s important role in the global war against terrorism and expressed special appreciation for the contributions in the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Informal Reunion of NATO Defence Ministers occurred February 9 and 10, 05 in Nice, France.
During the bilateral meeting with the US counterpart, Minister Atansiu mentioned the fact that Romania wants to re-orient its contribution to the international coalition efforts in Iraq, mainly aiming the support in training and equipping the Iraqi Armed Forces for them to be able to take their additional security missions. Atanasiu also mentioned that the Romanian defence industry is producing equipment that could be useful to the Iraqi equipping requirements and in this respect our country will have to coordinates its actions with the United States.
Photos on the meeting between the two Ministers of Defence can be accessed on http://www.mapn.ro/fotodb/09022005.
MoND Press Office