DefMin Dincu to meet Belgian counterpart at military base in Mihail Kogalniceanu

Belgian Minister of Defence Ludivine Dedonder is paying a visit to Romania on Tuesday, Agerpres reports.

On this occasion, Ludivine Dedonder meets with Romanian Defence Minister Vasile Dincu at the 57th Air Base in Mihail Kogalniceanu.

On March 7, elements of the Belgian detachment, part of the NATO Response Force (NRF) activated by the North Atlantic Council on February 25, arrived in Romania via the Nadlac border crossing point in Arad County.

According to the Ministry of National Defence, the military convoy joined the French detachment of the NATO Response Force, already in Mihail Kogalniceanu.

NATO has activated defence plans to strengthen command and control of Allied forces and to facilitate the rapid response of military capabilities along Allied borders.

A total of 500 French and 300 Belgian soldiers, part of the NATO Response Force land component, will join the Romanian military in measures to strengthen the Alliance's Eastern Flank.