The Regional Centre of Excellence for the UN – led peacekeeping operations was one of the issues discussed today by the Prime – Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu and the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, who came to Romania for the Bucharest NATO Summit.
Romania’s cooperation with UN raised to new dimensions after our country changed its assissted - country status to the donor status, the Prime – Minister Tariceanu especially emphasized our constant support to the UN structures in the international setting.
Calin Popescu Tariceanu: Together with the Secretary General, we discussed about the possibilities that the UN present structures, existent in Romania, could be transferred to regional / subregional centres, such as the Regional Centre of Excellence for training and for securing all peacekeeping operations.
Ban Ki-Moon: Romania strongly supports the UN missions. I am extremelly grateful for this generous support and for the active Romanian participation in the peacekeeping operations, such as the one in Kosovo. I hope that Romania will continue to offer its support.
(Source: Rador)
