President Traian Basescu: We are interested in redefining NATO-Russian Federation relations

2014-08-09 00:13:44 - From the Print Edition

Following the events in the region, president Traian Basescu stated that Romania is interested in redefining its NATO-Russian Federation relations. "After Nagorno Karabakh in Azerbaijan, after Ossetia and Abkhazia, in Georgia, after Transnistria in the Republic of Moldova, we now have the recent annexation of Crimea and the situation in eastern Ukraine, where the Russian Federation has major responsibilities. In this situation, we cannot maintain the current type of NATO-Russian Federation relations. It proves that the Russian Federation′s policies endanger the security of the states in the region," added the Romanian President. Also, as quoted by Agerpres, he pointed out other priorities of Romania which include ensuring that the documents of the NATO Summit reflect the strategic importance of the Black Sea, encouraging Georgia and Montenegro′s path towards the Alliance, and the member states assuming a 2 per cent allotment of the GDP for defence. The statement had been made before Traian Basescu left to Warsaw in order to attend the meeting of Central and East European heads of state, which will tackle the situation in the region and the preparation of the NATO Summit in September.