Ten Romanian troops to be sent to EU Mali training mission

The Romanian Supreme Defense Council (CSAT) has approved dispatching ten Romanian soldiers to the European Union’s training mission in Mali this year.

“Our country’s contributing training staff and General Staff officers to this mission is in agreement with the obligations incumbent upon it as a European Union member and with the expressed support for the EU moves to stop the terrorist and organized crime acts,” the Presidential Administration said in a press release, according to Agerpres newswire.

For 2013, the Romanian Army will dispatch 2,036 military to missions and operations outside its territory, while the number of the national forces is cut by 312 military as compared to 2012. The troops will take part in missions of NATO, the EU, the OSCE and the United Nations. 

Oana Vasiliu

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