NATO Secretary General to visit Romania

  • 12 May. 2016 -
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  • Press Release (2016) 079
  • Issued on 11 May. 2016
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  • Last updated 17-May-2016 09:18

NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Romania on Thursday, 12 May 2016.

The Secretary General will meet with the President, Mr. Klaus Iohannis, the Prime Minister, Mr.Dacian Cioloş, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lazar Comanescu and the Minister of Defence, Mr. Mihnea Motoc.

In Bucharest, Mr. Stoltenberg will visit the Multinational Headquarters South-East together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence.

In Deveselu, the Secretary General will also attend an inaugural ceremony of Aegis Ashore Romania.

Media Advisory

09:45  (local time)        Joint press conference with Romanian President – Cotroceni Palace

10:20                           Secretary General short press statements with the Minister of Defence at the Multinational HQ South-East.

12:00                           Inaugural Ceremony of Aegis Ashore Romania – Deveselu base

13:00                            Joint press point/statements with Romanian Prime Minister, Mr. Dacian Cioloș and US Deputy Secretary of Defense, Mr. Robert Work at Deveselu base.

The ceremony and press point at Deveselu base will be streamed live on the NATO Website.

Still and video images of the event will be available on the NATO website after the visit.

The programme of the visit is subject to change. For further information, please contact the NATO Press Office – Tel + 32 2 707 50 41

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