The Romanian Army is capable to a large extent to carry out defensive
\noperations at national and NATO level should Article 5 in the NATO Treaty were
\nactivated, chief of general staff, Daniel Petrescu said on Sunday on the
\nsidelines of the DEFENDER-Europe 21 multinational exercise hosted by Romania, the
\nbiggest NATO exercise in the last 25 years. The multinational exercise was planned
\nand carried out by the US Army Europe and Africa Command, and was aimed at boosting
\nthe response capacity and interoperability of US Forces with NATO and partner
\nstates. This year, the exercise was due to deploy 28,000 military from 26
\ncountries, which will be training in 30 grounds in over 12 states, including in
\nRomania. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
On this occasion, Daniel Petrescu highlighted that Romania is an
\nimportant actor in the Black Sea region and NATO’s eastern flank, providing
\nsecurity and stability and contributing to the security and stability at
\nregional, European and Euro-Atlantic levels. All this is possible due to the
\ntwo fundamental elements of national security and defense – Romania’s NATO
\nmembership and its Strategic Partnership with the United States. According to Romanian
\nauthorities, Romania is actively and significantly contributing to NATO
\nmissions and operations, gets involved in shaping NATO policies and decisions
\nand acts to boost cooperation with NATO partners. Also worth mentioning is that
\nBucharest has been allotting 2% of its GDP to defense spending for years. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Last
\nyear, Romania’s Parliament passed a resolution on the foundation of the NATO
\nHeadquarters Multinational Corps South-East in Sibiu, with a temporary stationing
\nof the Center in Bucharest. On Sunday, on the sidelines of DEFENDER-Europe 21, chief
\nof general staff Daniel Petrescu said the Command has reached the necessary
\nlevel to allow it to function as a NATO department. The Romanian official said
\nthis structure will continue to develop progressively until it reaches its
\nfinal operational capacity in 2024. The South-East Command is aimed at
\nconsolidating NATO’s deterrence and defense posture on its eastern flank and
\nensure the chain of command and control at regional level. (VP)<\/p>\n
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