President Iohannis to attend on Tuesday investiture of Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca as Chief of Romanian Army's General Staff

President Klaus Iohannis will attend on Tuesday the investiture ceremony of the new Chief of the Romanian Army's General Staff, Lieutenant-General Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, the Presidential Administration announces.

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Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca, dubbed the 'Desert General', is the former commanding officer of the 26th Infantry Battalion, with which he participated in combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq between 2002-2004.

The investiture ceremony is scheduled to take place at 14.00 EET at the headquarters of the Romanian Army's General Staff.

President Klaus Iohannis signed, on December 29, the decree regarding the appointment of Lieutenant-General Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca as Chief of the Romanian Army's General Staff starting with January 1, 2015.

He will replace Lieutenant-General Stefan Danila at the helm of the Romanian Army's General Staff, following the latter's end of mandate on January 1, 2015. AGERPRES