Defence Minister’s meeting with the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defence

On Tuesday, March 31, Minister of National Defence, Radu Miruță, had a meeting, at the MoND headquarters, with Sergiy Boyev, Deputy Minister of Defence for European Integration of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.

 

The talks focused on exploring ways of cooperation between the Romanian and Ukrainian Defence Ministries, in the context of the Strategic Partnership recently signed by the presidents of the two countries and the implementation of the " Security Action for Europe" Financial Instrument (SAFE).

 

During the meeting, the officials discussed the possibility of developing/manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles in direct collaboration with Ukraine, and technology transfer options were also addressed.

 

"The project benefits from 200 million euros through the SAFE Program, in co-production, and we wish the MoND to be a centerpiece in this collaboration, not just a beneficiary. Therefore, we are currently discussing how to make up a team to deal exclusively with this project, the signing deadline of the contract being the end of May," Minister Miruță said.

 

"Our country will benefit from Ukraine's experience gained on the battlefield and from the fact that it will have personnel and infrastructure available to produce state-of-the-art equipment whenever needed. It will also be an advantage for Ukraine, namely the fact that Romania's participation in the SAFE Project will finance the production of drones," the Minister of National Defence concluded.

 

Meetings between specialists and profile companies from Romania and Ukraine - 15 Ukrainian companies, presenting their portfolios and technical capabilities - will continue in the coming days.

 

Today's activity was attended by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gheorghiță Vlad, the Head of the General Directorate for Armaments, Major General Ion-Cornel Pleșa, and the Head of the Cyber ​​Defence Command, Brigadier General Răzvan Marian Tudose.

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