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Minister of National Defence, at the Ukraine Contact Group Meeting
On Friday, April 26, the Minister of National Defence, Angel Tîlvăr, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad, participated, via videoconference, in this year's fourth meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group.
The officials analyzed the progress from previous meetings and briefed on the current issues and assessments of the conflict in Ukraine. Also, a briefing was made with regard to the status of the military and humanitarian assistance provided by the participating countries.
Minister of National Defence emphasized the multidimensional support that Romania has been providing to Ukraine since the beginning of the war, including through our country's participation in the European Union's extensive effort to train the Ukrainian soldiers within the EUMAM and INTERFLEX missions, led by Great Britain.
At the same time, Minister Tîlvăr pointed out the importance of the European F-16 Training Center in Romania for the training of the Romanian Air Force and other allied and partner countries’ pilots, including the Ukrainian ones.
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