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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.

Photo credit: (c) Radu TUTA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Lieutenant General Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca is the new Chief of Staff's head as of January 2015

President Klaus Iohannis has signed on Monday a decree for the appointment of three star Lieutenant General Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca as Chief of Staff's head, as of January 1 2015, when the mandate of the current head of the Chief of Staff, General Stefan Danila comes to an end, the Presidential Administration informs.

It's essential that you all return home, Basescu tells the military deployed in operations theatres

Incumbent President, Traian Basescu thanked the Romanian military in the operations theatres in Afghanistan, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina for the way they accomplish their missions, in a video-conference on Monday, on the National Day's occasion, at the Cotroceni presidential Palace.

CSAT: Romania to contribute nearly 200 troops, 50 police, gendarme officers to Afghanistan mission

Romania's Supreme Council for National Defence (CSAT) has decided that, depending on the NATO's final decision, Romania will contribute some 200 troops and 50 police and gendarme officers to the training, counselling and assistance mission in Afghanistan.