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Defence Minister: Difficult year ahead, even more intense than 2015
Minister of National Defence Mihnea Motoc said on Thursday that people have high expectations of the Army and of the alliance Romania is member of, and that 2016 will be a "difficult" and even "more intense" year than the one before.
"We have undoubtedly a difficult year ahead of us, even more intense than 2015. People have high expectations of their Army and the military alliance we are a member of. We have a number of major international commitments to honor and developments in the international milieu are becoming increasingly less predictable. Deadlines are short and exigencies high. The higher the uncertainties of the international environment and the steeper the decline of our predictive capacity in a time projection, the more our armed forces need to be easily adaptable. Today, the intelligent use of information can bring strategic advantages in defence, even higher than a tank division. Therefore, we must seriously and courageously reflect on our priorities and programs for the future," said Motoc at the presentation of the Defence Ministry's 2015 activity report.
He called for support from the country's political leaders for the Ministry's projects to be carried out.
"We won't succeed but with the continued support of the state's political leadership and of the Government, we won't succeed unless we cooperate with our colleagues in the institutions of the defence system, public order and national security, and of course nothing is possible without the same dedication, selflessness, endurance and resilience the staff of the National Defence Ministry has fully proven in 2015. (...) Please count on the Army to carry through all its missions and tasks," added Mihnea Motoc.
Defence Minister Mihnea Motoc presented the MApN activity report on 2015 and the main goals for this year.
President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos and Chief of General Staff Nicolae Ciuca also attended the event.