Romania's Acting Foreign Minister Oana Toiu, who is part of Romania's delegation to the NATO Summit in Ankara, says that the meetings that will take place in Turkey 'are highly important to us today, when security in the Black Sea is no longer just an item on the agenda, but a reality on our border.'

'I have now landed in Ankara, at the NATO Summit, in the Romanian delegation led by President Nicusor Dan. The meetings in Turkey are highly important to us today, when Black Sea security is no longer just an item on the agenda, but a reality on our border where unwanted incidents have already occurred. We also came to Ankara with projects that are already working, such as the joint demining with Bulgaria and Turkey and the maritime security hub on the Black Sea, which we are hosting together with Bulgaria. At the NATO meeting with the Gulf States, hosted by my Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, and chaired by NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska, I will say directly what we already know from experience: Iran-Russia military cooperation has consequences that do not remain on paper. What happens in the Strait of Hormuz and what happens in the Black Sea are chapters of the same story, and freedom of navigation is not defended in pieces, but through collaboration and a common front,' Toiu wrote on Tuesday in a social media post.

The head of Romanian diplomacy will also participate in the NATO-Ukraine Council, meeting at the level of foreign ministers, under the leadership of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Mark Rutte.

'We support Ukraine in the fifth year of the war not out of reflex, but because a just and lasting peace there means security here, at home. And the strategic partnership signed in March gives us concrete tools, such as cooperation in the defence industry, especially on anti-drone systems. long with President Nicusor Dan, I will also have a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of the US Congress to discuss the strategic partnership and NATO 3.0 developments. The strategic partnership with the US remains essential for our security.'

The Romanian delegation at the NATO Summit in Ankara also includes acting Defence Minister Radu Miruta, who has already participated in a defence industry forum. AGERPRES (RO - editing by: Andreea Rotaru; EN - writing by: Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu)

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