Almost 500 troops trained in international humanitarian law

Almost 500 troops participating in missions outside the country are being trained in the field of international humanitarian law from March 2015 to March 2016, according to the Activity Report of the National Committee of International Humanitarian Law (CNDIU) presented and debated Friday, a Defence Ministry release issued for AGERPRES informs. 

The Defence Ministry has held the presidency of the committee since March 2015, with the president-in-office being the Secretary of State for Relationship with Parliament, public information and increase in staff's life quality, Otilia Sava. 

''The activities undertaken for the promotion of international humanitarian law in this period focused on issues related to analyzing the transposition into domestic legislation of international humanitarian law rules, observing the norms of international humanitarian law contained in the legal international instruments Romania is part of, continuation to meet the obligations assumed by ratifying the Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted in Rome on July 17, 1998. The training and education activities in the field of international humanitarian law were constant concerns of the committee members. At the Defence Ministry alone, from March 2015 to March 2016, the Center for International Humanitarian Law of the Carol I University of National Defence ensured permanently the participation of a specialist for training in international humanitarian law the personnel participating in missions outside the Romanian territory, with those trained being some 470 troops,'' reads the release. 

The CNDIU is made up of one representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Defence Ministry, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forestry. 

In the sitting, the CNDIU presidency was taken over by the Ministry of Justice. AGERPRES