Video: http://www2.tvr.ro/summitnato/President Traian Basescu on Monday evening stated in a public television broadcast that Romania will not be an unconditional provider of troops to Afghanistan.According to the President, Romania is ready to contribute troops, yet not while ''others have withdrawn their forces or relocated them to less dangerous areas.'''Another request to supplement troops will definitely come, but Romania will have a correct approach of the issue. In Afghanistan we defend the credibility of NATO, the security structure Romania belongs to,' said Basescu, adding that Romanian security would also be affected by a failure in Afghanistan.The President mentioned that the plan for Afghanistan will be discussed on April 2 at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, during the informal meeting of NATO heads of state and government.Basescu underscored that after the 2006 Riga Summit, Romania observed its assumed commitments, supplementing troops deployed to Afghanistan from 500 to 780. The head of the state said that at the request of the NATO Secretary General, Romania will set at NATO's disposition a 120-strong company, yet not while others leave such solicitations unanswered or Romanian troops are in the south and others keep their forces stationed in the east, where 'not much is happening.''I urge the allies to see that we all have a similar participation,' said President Basescu.
(Source: Rompres) |
