📋 Tender Overview
Minister Bettel first travelled to Cincu to visit the Getica military centre and meet the 27 members of the Luxembourg contingent who are part of the Forward Land Forces, a multinational NATO battalion.
In the presence of General Steve Thull, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, Minister Bettel thanked all the Luxembourg soldiers, whose presence is greatly appreciated by the Romanian authorities. Together with the French and Belgian military personnel also stationed in Cincu, the Luxembourg contingent is helping to guarantee security on NATO's eastern flank.
In Bucharest, the head of Luxembourg's diplomacy then had a bilateral meeting with his counterpart, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Lumini?a-Teodora Odobescu. On the agenda were bilateral relations between Luxembourg and Romania, including the presence of Luxembourg soldiers in Romania, a testament to the friendship and trust between the two countries.
The ministers also discussed ways to further strengthen economic relations between the two countries, particularly in the information and communication technology (ICT) and cybersecurity sectors.
With this in mind, Ministers Bettel and Odobescu were able to sign a bilateral exchange programme in the fields of science, technology, higher education, education, culture, youth and sport.
The situation in the Black Sea, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine as well as the war in Gaza were also discussed in depth, as were the most important European topics, such as EU enlargement, Schengen and the importance of the rule of law.
At the invitation of the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister Bettel also spoke at the annual Romanian Diplomatic Conference on a panel on the multiple crises facing the European Union and NATO.
