The hand over/take over ceremony of FINABEL Committee chairmanship and the flag march of the participating countries will take place on Tuesday, 16 April, from 11.00 at the Palace of Parliament - 'Sala Drepturile omului' [Human Rights Hall], in the presence of the European Chiefs of Staff and representatives of some European and NATO military agencies.

Romania has been represented in the FINABEL Committee by the Land Forces Staff since 2008 and held the chairmanship of the committee during April 2012 - April 2013.

Journalists interested in participating in the event should fill in contact info on the attached form or at e-mail: relatii.publice@forter.ro, or by fax: 021.313.72.46, by 16.00 on 12 April. Additional info can be found on the website of the Land Forces Staff, under FINABEL 2013.

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The Land Forces Staff will host the meeting of the FINABEL Committee for its 60th anniversary.

Established in 1953 by France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg, the FINABEL Committee aimed mainly at promoting common procurement programs and later included the interoperability of doctrine among the Land Forces of the European member states.

The FINABEL Committee is currently consisting of the chiefs of Land Forces Staff of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Romania, Cyprus, Malta and Czech Republic.

MoND Press Office