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On sidelines of NATO meeting in Brussels, DefMin Dincu has bilateral talks with Canadian, Lithuanian counterparts
Romania's Defense Minister Vasile Dincu, attending on Wednesday the extraordinary meeting of NATO Defense Ministers, had bilateral talks with his Canadian and Lithuanian counterparts Anita Anand and Arvydas Anusauskas, respectively, on the sidelines of the allied top gathering, the Ministry of National Defense said in a release.
Talks with the Canadian Defense Minister focused on the security situation in Ukraine and on bilateral cooperation.
"The Romanian official thanked Canada for its contribution to regional security, by the deployment of a Royal Canadian Air Force detachment, starting in 2017, for enhanced air policing missions in Romania. In this context, the Romanian official invited the Canadian Minister of Defense to visit Romania. Also, Vasile Dincu highlighted Canada's contribution to strengthening NATO's deterrence and defense posture. Regarding bilateral cooperation, the Romanian Defense Minister underlined the need to update the bilateral legal framework," the release states.
The agenda of the meeting with Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas included the security situation on NATO's eastern flank created following the Russian Federation's military action against Ukraine, as well as elements of bilateral cooperation.
The Romanian top official emphasized the importance of unity and solidarity within the North Atlantic Alliance and reiterated the relevance of further measures intended to strengthen NATO's deterrence and defense stance along its entire eastern flank.
Bilaterally, Defense Ministers Dincu and Anusauskas highlighted the need for a continuous and constant dialogue to coordinate allied and European efforts in the context of the Russian Federation's aggression on Ukraine. The two officials agreed to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation and to intensify the political-military dialogue on subjects of common interest, the Ministry of National Defense said.