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Ioan Mircea Pascu, minister of National Defense participated Friday, February 6, 04 to the informal reunion of Defence ministers from NATO members and invited countries developed in Munchen.
The main goal of this reunion is the preparation of the Istanbul Summit and especially the identification of the real defence aspects to be inscribed on the reunion agenda. In this respect there have been discussed the increase of ISAF mission in Afghanistan, the possible European Union taking over of SFOR mission from Bosnia and Herzegovina and NATO capabilities’ transformation.
Minister Ioan Mircea Pascu in his speech approached the strategic perspectives of NATO operations’ future in Afghanistan and the continuation of the allied presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the successful end of SFOR mission.
The nations contributing to the process of stabilization in Iraq evaluated the state of security in this country and appreciated the support granted now by NATO to the Multinational Brigade led by Poland.
The next informal reunion of Defense ministers will be organized this year in Romania.
MoND Press Office