Carried out under the aegis of NATO, the
\nEU or the UN, or as part of a coalition, the missions that Romanian soldiers
\nare on are the expression of Bucharest’s commitments as a member of the
\ninternational community. These are counter-terrorism missions, as well as
\npeace-keeping and humanitarian missions. Most of the Romanian soldiers, 629,
\nare currently deployed in Afghanistan, under NATO’s command, in one of the most
\ndifficult regions, Kandahar. <\/p>\n
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It’s the place where on Sunday four Romanian
\nsoldiers were wounded in the explosion of an improvised device, while on patrol
\nmission. The four soldiers’ battalion, called the ‘White Sharks’, deployed in
\nAfghanistan since August, ensures the protection of the military base and
\nprovides assistance to the Afghan security forces, reads a communiqu\u00e9 issued by
\nthe Romanian Defense ministry. The four soldiers are now being treated in a
\nhospital in Kandahar, are stable and news about their condition is getting
\nbetter by the day, according to the Romanian Defense Minister Mihnea Motoc. <\/p>\n
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Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis has
\nvoiced solidarity with the Romanian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan. To us,
\nwho are at home, they are heroes risking their lives to maintain peace. We must
\nall be grateful for that. My heart is there with them and their families, and I
\nwish them to get better soon wrote the president on a social networking
\nwebsite. Romania, as a member of NATO, has taken part in the war in Afghanistan
\nsince 2001 on the side of the US-led coalition. So far, 25 Romanian soldiers
\nhave died and over 100 have been wounded in this conflict area. <\/p>\n
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Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos, attending
\nthe UN summit in New York, also talked about Romania’s contribution to keeping
\npeace. Romania remains engaged in the UN’s effort to maintain international peace and security said the Prime
\nMinister at the UN General Assembly, recalling that Romanian military and
\npolice are currently taking part in ten peace-keeping operations. The
\ndeterioration of regional stability is reason to worry, the Romanian official
\nalso said in his speech, adding that such conflicts are barriers in the way of
\nprosperity and observing international law principles and norms. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\n
\nThe Prime Minister also stood for supporting the peace-keeping
\nprocess in the Middle East, stating that Romania will continue to allocate
\npolitical, diplomatic, financial and human resources to maintain regional and
\nglobal stability. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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