Fifor, at Antena 3: Probably in September, we will pay nearly a billion for the second Patriot system – Radio-TV

Defense Minister Mihai Fifor announced Tuesday night in Antena 3 that Romania had the money, about a billion dollars, to pay the second Patriot system as soon as the acceptance letter came from United States, the payment is probably made in early September, according to Mediafax.

"We are already in the second year with Patriot missiles last year, we bought the first Patriot missile system We are now ready to pay the second system We are ready to make this payment (1 billion additional dollars Probably early September, as soon as the letter of acceptance comes from the United States, we will pay for the second system, and in February we paid the first HIMARS missile system, not to mention that Romania receives the first 36 armored conveyors Piranha 5 8×8, of which 6, with pride, can be produced at the mechanical mill in Bucharest, we are returning the money to the national defense industry, "said Mihai Fifor to Antena 3.

The Defense Minister reiterated the idea that Romania has the money to make this payment.

"This is not even a billion, we have money, yes, that's e This is a huge sum, it is our obligation and we are providing an extremely important capacity in Romania, "added Fifor.

The Patriot systems will be endowed with the Romanian Armed Forces and the Air Force in the second half of 2019, the first operational system by the middle of 2020.

En May 2010, the MApN concluded a GPA protocol that I denounced. It was not a secret document

The Minister of National Defense, Mihai Fifor, announced Tuesday night that his institution had signed a protocol with the Attorney General's Office in 2010, document denounced when it was brought to his attention.

"We did this check, as requested by the Prime Minister.We communicate to the government as a whole all that has been signed by the Ministry of Defense with other institutions.It s & # 39; For example, it was a protocol with the prosecutor's office and I denounced it as soon as this protocol was brought to my attention, and things were finished, it was a protocol that the Ministry of the National Defense had with the Crown, and I repeat, denounced, "Mihai Fifor told Antena 3.

The Defense Minister added that this was not a secret document.

"This was not a secret document, it was an unclassified document which, I repeat, denounced it in the second," added Fifor.

The minister added that the Directorate of Army Intelligence had no protocol with the prosecutor's office.