Romania’s Defense Minister, Angel Tîlvăr, attended the two-day NATO Defense Ministers meeting hosted by Brussels this week. According to a press release, the Romanian official highlighted Romania’s commitment to support Ukraine, both by bilateral initiatives, as well as through an effective NATO-EU coordination. In other news, Romania’s Interior Minister, Cătălin Predoiu, met his Ukrainian counterpart Ihor Klymenko in Bucharest. On this occasion, Minister Predoiu said Romania must play a key role in the process of reconstruction of Ukraine when the war is over. In turn, Minister Klymenko thanked Romania for the substantial support it has provided ever since the start of the conflict. Some 10 million Ukrainian citizens safely transited Romania during this period, of whom over 82 thousand have chosen to stay. 146 filed for asylum and 100 thousand applied for various forms of international protection.
