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President Iohannis plans to generate strong, ambitious mandate for Romania at NATO Summit
President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday said that he plans to generate, together with other institutions, a strong and ambitious mandate for Romania at the NATO Summit that will take place in Warsaw in July, showing that the Black Sea region's strategic valences for the Alliance must be reaffirmed, by moving to establish a multinational naval group.
"From the perspective of foreign policy and security, one of the most important events this year is Romania's participation in the NATO Summit in Warsaw. (...) In my capacity as President, my intention is that, together with all the institutions in charge, mainly the MApN [the National Defence Ministry] and the Foreign Ministry, we generate a strong and ambitious mandate for Romania at this summit, one that matches its status of responsible and credible ally. Romania supports the strengthening of the North-Atlantic Alliance's role in collective defence and granting an enhanced attention both to the challenges on the eastern flank, particularly those from the Black Sea region, and to those on the southern flank," the head of state said at the presentation of the MApN activity report on 2015.
He underscored that the strategic valences of the Black Sea region for NATO will need to be reaffirmed and materialized by initiating steps to establish a multinational naval group.
The head of state showed that the allied presence on the national territory will have to be strengthened by making operational the command and control structures that should then operate at optimum parameters.
"In parallel, we must adapt the command and control structure, ensure the necessary capabilities, as well as correlate the integrated planning with the equipping and procurement planning," Iohannis said.
According to him, the responsible and efficient management of resources, both for equipping and for training, will be essential this year.
"The completion of the two major documents of the ministry — the Defence White Paper and the Military Strategy, will help you ensure strategic consistency. Moreover, we shall closely monitor the completion of the new European Global Strategy, which, after the presentation and approval in the European Council, will have to provide the orientation framework on a European level in the area of long-term security," the head of state added.
The MApN activity report on 2015 and the main goals for this year were presented by Defence Minister Mihnea Motoc.
Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos and Chief of General Staff Nicolae Ciuca also attended the event.