France to boost military presence in Romania
Oct 13, 2022
Bucharest [Romania], October 13: France will deploy armored personnel carriers and tanks in central Romania by the end of October to strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) battle group stationed there, the Romanian Defense Ministry said in a press release on Wednesday.
A company of armored personnel carriers and a company of Leclerc tanks of the French Army will be dispatched to the town of Cincu in central Romania both by rail and on wheels, according to the release.
The NATO Battle Group Forward Presence (BGFP) was established in Romania in May by transforming the allied multinational elements within the NATO Response Force deployed in the country.
Led by France, the battle group is stationed at the Joint National Training Center in Cincu, where it has been carrying out missions and training activities together with the Romanian Army.
France aims to step up its military presence in Romania and will deploy additional armored vehicles and tanks there, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, according to media reports.
Source: Xinhua
