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NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow attended DACIAN VIPER 2015 exercise in Campia Turzii
The setting up of Russian forces in eastern Mediterranean, on ground, in air or naval must be a topic for the military commanders, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said on attending DACIAN VIPER 2015 exercise in Campia Turzii on Friday.
A series of risks are created when Russia commits itself to operations very close to NATO territory, close to Turkey's borders and they are the more riskier as the objectives of the missions of Russia and those of the Alliance do not seem to be in the same line. The setting up of Russian forces in eastern Mediterranean, on ground, in air or naval must be a topic for the military commanders. The Alliance will answer all these attempts, in order to strengthen defence and will make important decisions in this respect at NATO summit in Warsaw next year, Vershbow stressed.
National Defence Minister Mircea Dusa, in turn, said Romania is not directly involved in the conflict in Syria, but it is one of the few states that has an embassy in Damascus.
"We back the action of the international community for fighting against the Islamic State. At this moment there is no direct involvement of Romania in the conflict in Syria, but we are among the few states that have an embassy in Damascus and maybe Romania, from a political viewpoint, can provide a political dialogue so as to settle the situation in Syria", Dusa underscored.
The Romanian minister attended DACIAN VIPER 2015 Romanian-U.S. exercise, where he met the Alliance's deputy chief and U.S. ambassador in Bucharest Hans Klemm.
DACIAN VIPER 2015 is underway at the 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii from Oct. 13 till Oct. 30. The Romanian Air Forces participate approximately 250 pilots and technical staff, six MiG-21 LanceR fighter jets and three IAR-330 helicopters (in SOCAT and MEDEVAC versions), while the National Air Guard of the State of Alabama is deploying almost 200 servicemen, eight F-16 fighter jets and the support crew and equipment.