The Minister of National Defence, Mihnea Motoc, will be part of the Romanian delegation, headed by President Klaus Werner Iohannis, that participates in NATO Summit in Warsaw, over July 8 to 9, 2016.

Minister Motoc will participate in a working dinner of the allied defence ministers on Friday, July 8, when they will discuss ways of implementing NATO decisions on collective defence and deterrence, the allied presence along the entire eastern flank of NATO and the cooperation framework in the southern part of the Alliance, while keeping up the support for NATO partners.

On Saturday, July 9, NATO defence ministers will meet with the partners in the Interoperability Platform. The discussions will focus on NATO contribution to the international efforts of crises management and projecting stability in the eastern and southern neighboring regions, in the spirit of a comprehensive approach.

The Romanian defence minister will also have bilateral meetings with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, with his German counterpart, Ursula von der Leyen and Defence Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Anatol Salaru.

The chief of General Staff, General Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca is also part of the delegation headed by President Klaus Werner Iohannis.

Press Department