Four stars General Michael Hagee, US Marines Commander will be in Constanta, Tuesday June 3, 03 for a short visit occasioned by the development of the "CORNERSTONE 2003" exercise.

The visiting program includes a meeting with Lieutenant General Tiberiu Costache, director of the Romanian General Staff and other military officials.

The visit General Hageee will pay to ''CORNERSTONE 2003'' exercise demonstrates the importance of this exercise developing in Romania. The presence of the American General offer to each participating nation the possibility to prove its capacity to develop missions in common as a real multinational coalition.

The media representatives will be informed in due time on "CORNERSTONE 2003" during a briefing starting 11.00 hours at the PIC in the former Navy Military College, Constanta, Soveja street and will be invited to visit two locations where the exercise is developing. During the day they will have the possibility to meet General Michael Hagee.

MoND Press Office