The visit of Admiral Bruce W. Clingan, Commander of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples takes place during 22 to 23 April. Admiral Clingan was received by both the Minister of National Defence, Mircea Dusa, and the chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Stefan Danila.

JFC commander and the Romanian officials analyzed the relevance of the measures taken at allied level, the exercises and possible future actions of the alliance.

During the talks with the Romanian defence minister, the JFC commander pointed out that 'the Black Sea region is important for the Alliance and Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey are riparian countries that benefit from the security offered by their NATO membership', stressing that his visit in Romania is one more confirmation of the vision the Alliance has on this region.

MoND Press Office