President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday evening that French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to increase the country’s military presence in Romania is “an important gesture for NATO’s eastern flank, a sign of the allies’ solidarity.”
“I welcome President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to strengthen the French military presence in Romania by deploying an armored company and a squadron of Leclerc tanks. An important gesture for NATO’s eastern flank, a sign of Alliance solidarity,” Johannis wrote on social media.
I welcome the President’s decision @EmmanuelMacron to strengthen the military presence uD83CuDDEBuD83CuDDF7 in RomaniauD83CuDDF7uD83CuDDF4, par l’envoi d’une compagnie de véhicules armoreds et d’un escadron de chars Leclerc. An important gesture for NATO’s eastern flank, a sign of solidarity between allies.
— Klaus Iohannis (@KlausIohannis) October 11, 2022
France will strengthen its military presence in Romania as part of NATO, deploying a company of “armored infantry vehicles” and a division of Leclerc tanks in the coming weeks, France’s defense minister said on Tuesday, according to AFP.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to “consolidate the (French) defense position on the eastern flank of Europe” was made “taking into account the situation on NATO’s eastern flank” and “the ferocity of the fighting in Ukraine,” Sébastien Lecornu said. during hearings in the parliament, News.ro reports.
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