Potential sale of U.S. Patriot missiles to Romania moving forward -Romanian president

Record ID: 899341

  • Title: Potential sale of U.S. Patriot missiles to Romania moving forward -Romanian president
  • Date: 13th July 2017
  • Summary: MIHAI KOGALNICEANU, ROMANIA (JULY 13, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MILITARY HONOURS CEREMONY FOR ROMANIAN PRESIDENT KLAUS IOHANNIS VARIOUS OF ROMANIAN ARMY HELICOPTERS UK EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON (RIGHT) AND ROMANIAN MIG 21 AIRPLANES CLOSE OF EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON COCKPIT IOHANNIS MEETING BRITISH PILOTS VARIOUS OF NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN GENERAL PETR PAVEL VARIOUS OF EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON FLYING VARIOUS OF MIG 21 FLYING ROMANIAN F-16 FLYING IOHANNIS TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Romanian) ROMANIAN PRESIDENT, KLAUS IOHANNIS, SAYING (ON POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF PATRIOT MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS): "It is not an easy subject to discuss in front of the ordinary audience. We've submitted the official initial request to the American parties and probably you've found out that yesterday a notice was posted on the State Department's website. It will be further approved. After that negotiations will start, of course. When we have a clear result, we will publish it." ROMANIAN SOLDIER IN FRONT OF HELICOPTERS
  • Embargoed: 27th July 2017 15:03
  • Keywords: Klaus Iohannis Patriot missile systems NATO military defense systems State Department
  • Location: MIHAI KOGALNICEANU, ROMANIA
  • City: MIHAI KOGALNICEANU, ROMANIA
  • Country: Romania
  • Topics: Defence,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016PJWC3D
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday (July 13) that the possible sale of Patriot missile defense systems from the United States still needed further approval.
    The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of the defense systems worth $3.9 billion to Romania, a Pentagon agency said in a statement on Tuesday (July 11).
    The prime contractors would be Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said.
    The purchase would be a key part of the European Union country's plan to modernise its military, benefiting from a gradual increase in annual spending.
    The defence budget in Romania - a NATO member since 2004 and one of Washington's staunchest allies in eastern Europe along with Poland - was 1.7 percent of gross domestic product in 2016 and was set at 2.0 percent this year.
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