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NATO Welcomes Signing Of Antimissile Shield Agreement By Romania And USA
14.09.2011, 13:33 | International | 889 views
NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday welcomed the signing by Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of the agreement on the deployment of anti-missile interceptors in Romania. "I welcome the signing of the agreement under which the United States will deploy anti-missile interceptors in Romania. The deployment of these defensive interceptors will be an important element of NATO's missile defense capability, which was agreed at the Lisbon summit last November," said Rasmussen. He highlighted that the agreement represents a step forward in the North Atlantic Alliance's effort to defend against ballistic missile threats. Read more on Mediafax.ro
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