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A military delegation headed by General Richard B. Myers, president of Joint Committee of Chiefs of General Staffs from the United States of America will pay an official visit between June 16 and 17, 03 in Romania invited by General Mihail Popescu, chief of the Romanian General Staff.
The American guest will have meetings with Ioan Mircea Pascu, minister of National Defense and General Mihail Popescu; Ion Iliescu, President of Romania and Adrian Nastase, Prime Minister of the Romanian Government.
The discussions with the Romanian military officials will approach the Romanian Armed Forces readiness for joining NATO, evolution of the bilateral military relations and identification of the new possibilities for increasing the cooperation.
The aspects on the contribution of the Romanian state and the Romanian Armed Forces to the international campaign against terrorism, participation to the international peacekeeping missions and to the regional cooperation initiatives will be also discussed.
General Mihail Popescu and General Richard B. Myers will have statements of press
Tuesday, June 17, 03 at 11.40 hours at the Ministry of National Defense Headquarters.
General Staff