The commander of the Multinational Forces Command in Afghanistan, Lieutenant General Karl W. Eikenberry is since yesterday in visit in our country invited by the Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General Teodor Frunzeti.

The talks at the Army Staff Headquarters were focused on the Romanian -US military cooperation in the theaters of operations, especially in Afghanistan, and the Romanian Army's priorities for 2007.

The program of the military official includes the meeting at the Ministry of Defense with the State Secretary Corneliu Dobritoiu and the deputy Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Sorin Ioan.

General Eikenberry will deliver today, February 1, at 1a.m. at Carol I National University of Defense the speech on Afghanistan: Present and Future.

After the speech, the US General will have a briefing of press.

MoD Press Office