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Yannos Papantoniou, minister of Defense of Greece will pay an official visit in Romania invited by Ioan Mircea Pascu minister of National Defense of Romania.
The two dignitaries will talk about process of reform within the Romanian Armed Forces having in view the integration within the North Atlantic Alliance; participation to ESDI and peace support operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans. The two ministers will also discuss about the security in the South East of Europe; bilateral military cooperation and will sign the “ Program of Military Cooperation between the Romanian Armed Forces and the Greek Armed Forces for 2004”.
The Greek official will be received by Ion Iliescu, President of Romania; Adrian Nastase, Prime Ministe; Mircea Geoana, minister of Foreign Affairs and Razvan Ionescu, president of Commission for Defense, Public Order and National Security from the Chamber of Deputies.
Tuesday, November 11, 03 the Romanian and Greek Defense ministers will have a press conference.
MoND Press Office