Fifor will go to the United States to meet with the US Secretary of Defense

Romania is the most pro-American country in Europe and US forces are welcome in our country, said George Maior, the Romanian ambassador to Washington, who announced that Mihai Fifor, Romanian minister of Defense, would meet in September. United States with his American counterpart, Jim Mattis

"We are the most pro-American country in Europe," Maior said in an interview for Politico

added the Romanian Minister of Defense, Mihai Fifor. plans to promote Romania's bid to host a permanent US military contingent at Mihail Kogalniceanu air base

George Maior said Mihai Fifor will visit the United States in September, during which he will meet Jim Mattis, US Secretary of Defense

Among the topics discussed during the interview given by the Romanian Ambassador, include those related to the efforts of our country to strengthen security especially in the Eastern flank of NATO, including the increase in the defense budget, a statement issued Tuesday by the Romanian Embassy in Washington.

In the interview, the Romanian ambassador argued that the US military moves its concentration from the center of the European continent to the eastern flank: "We believe that the center of gravity should pass, in terms of force, from the center of Europe to the eastern border of NATO, which is the most exposed. " [19609007] also wants a permanent US military contingent in Kogalniceanu

Also highlighting the excellent Romanian-US cooperation in the security and defense plan, the Romanian ambassador supported the idea of To welcome our permanent American presence.

"We still want to see a greater US presence," said Maior, who said Romania is the most pro-American country in Europe, according to opinion polls. In the context, he said that Romania already had the missile defense system in Deveselu, and the US military uses Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, which is very close to the Crimean peninsula

We must not forget that in Crimea there is a According to Ambassador George Maior, it is necessary to discourage these actions by a consequent American presence in the region.

The Ambassador also said that this process of militarization was important. "As a country, we have detected these activities for a long time," said the ambassador, who said that Romania had warned its allies against the increasing use by Russia of hybrid tactics. 19659003] The diplomat also pointed out that false stories must be constantly highlighted by properly informing citizens. According to the Romanian ambassador, an example of a false narrative belonging to Russian propaganda emerged with the Deveselu missile defense deployment, when Russian rhetoric put forward the idea that the system is very expensive, undermine the relations with Russia and expose Romania to new threats

The Romanian Government stressed that missile defense is a defensive project that does not threaten Russia, it is in the interest of national defense and NATO Allies

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