Russia’s Ambassador to Romania Valeri Kuzmin, was summoned on Friday, June 12, the foreign Ministry in connection with the statement of the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on the National defense strategy of Romania.
As stated to the Russian diplomat, the Secretary of state Romanian Ministry of foreign Affairs Dan Neculaescu, the reference of the Russian Federation in the National defense strategy of Romania “should not be cause for astonishment”. According to Nicolaescu, it was the result of “destabilizing” behavior of the Russian side in the region in recent years. Speaking about regional stability in the Black sea, he pointed out that “the measure is strictly of a defensive character” was accepted in NATO “due to the aforementioned behavior of the Russian Federation”.
Romanian foreign Minister also said that the new national defense strategy “reflects the status of Romania as a state member of NATO and the EU”, writes TASS.
Official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on 11 June stated that the national defense strategy of Romania will be used to increase the presence of NATO and USA in the Black sea. Thus, according to her, Bucharest “contributes” to the further growth of tension and distrust in the region.
the Strategy of national defence of Romania was elaborated by the administration of the President and approved at the meeting of the Supreme defence Council. Now the document must be finally adopted by the Romanian Parliament. Russia in a strategy called a threat to national security of Romania.
