The United States and Romania have signed an agreement on the deployment of a new U.S. missile defense system in the country. Romanian President Traian Basescu met with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the White House Tuesday before meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for an official signing ceremony. The agreement allows the […]
Stolen Romanian Warheads Recovered
Posted July 19th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Dozens of old rocket warheads stolen from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria were recovered Monday near a railway station in the southern Romanian town of Chitila. Railway workers found four crates containing 64 warheads were missing Saturday, after discovering the seals of a railway car were broken when the train arrived […]
Missile Warheads Stolen From Romanian Train
Posted July 18th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Romanian military authorities are investigating the theft of missile warheads from a train carrying military equipment from Romania to Bulgaria. Railway workers noticed Saturday the seals of a railway car were broken when the train arrived in the town of Giurgui (Romania), near the border with Bulgaria. An investigation showed that four boxes of military […]
Romania Favors Two-State Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
HEAD: Romania Favors Two-State Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict DATE: 07/06/11 NUMBER: 1111520 TYPE: CN )) Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has told his visiting Israeli counterpart that Bucharest opposes unilateral solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said Romania supports a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rather than unilateral steps – a position backed […]
Romania Favors Two-State Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has told his visiting Israeli counterpart that Bucharest opposes unilateral solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said Romania supports a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rather than unilateral steps – a position backed by Mr. Netanyahu. Mr. Boc spoke at a joint news conference Wednesday with Israeli Prime […]
Amnesty Slams Romania on Forced Evictions of Roma
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday criticized Romania for its practice of forced evictions of its minority Roma population. In a report released Thursday Amnesty said Roma families have been evicted from where they live because the legal system works against them. Amnesty researcher Barbora Cernusakova said the result is a de facto segregation […]
