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Minister of National Defence Mircea Dusa, who is paying an official visit to The Hague at the invitation of his Dutch counterpart Antoinette Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said that "the Netherlands and Romania hold shared ideals and values within NATO and the EU, and it's therefore important to develop military cooperation that should contribute to strengthening security in the Euro-Atlantic spac

The collaboration between Romanian and American armed forces in military exercises is an example for both countries, Charge d'affaires ad interim Dean Thompson of the US Embassy in Romania asserted on Tuesday, at the firing range of the Romanian Marines Battalion of Babadag. He was there on the Distinguished Visitors Day of the Platinum Eagle 15 multinational training module.

It is our duty to always dwell on the past, acknowledge and understand our values and respect our heroes, Defence Minister Mircea Dusa told a military and church ceremony at the Heroes' Monument at Oarba de Mures on Thursday, Heroes' Day.

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The military exercises for regional cooperation in South-Eastern Europe should take place regardless of the political and military situation, the National Defence minister Mircea Dusa said on Thursday.

Defence Minister Dusa participates in SEEBA ? 15 tactical drill on the Babadag firing range
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The National Defence minister, Mircea Dusa is going to visit on Tuesday the Fetesti 86 Airbase in order to assess the stage of the rehabilitation and modernization works of the aircrafts' runways, a press release by the relevant ministry informs.

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Minister of National Defence Mircea Dusa, attending on Saturday the military ceremony organised in Targu Mures to honor May 9, said that the Ministry insisted that the amplest celebrations in the country be organized in Targu Mures, just a few kilometers from Oarba de Mures, the site of fierce battles during WW II, which claimed the lives of more than 11,000 Romanian troops.

The missile defence base of Deveselu will operate under the authority of the Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Naples, Defence Minister Mircea Dusa announced on Tuesday. The base's objectives will become operational by the end of this year, he mentioned.

Consolidating the relations between Romania and Turkey and the security situation in the wider Black Sea region were the main topics of Thursday's official meeting in Istanbul between Romanian Defence Minister Mircea Dusa and his Turkish counterpart Ismet Yilmaz, according to a press release from the National Defence Ministry.

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Defence Minister Mircea Dusa and General Sir Adrian John Bradshaw, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe analysed on Tuesday the regional security following the crisis in Ukraine; the two attended an international military exercise at the Smardan firing range of Galati County.

National Defence Minister Mircea Dusa at the National Defence Ministry (MApN) headquarters on Thursday received German armed forces Chief of Staff, General Volker Wieker.