Ministry of National Defence of Romania
Ministry of National Defence of Romania
11/17/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/17/2022 02:26
French Leclerc Tanks arrived in Romania
The second convoy of French military equipment consisting in a Leclerc Tank Company reached Voila Railway Station, Brașov County, on Wednesday, 16 November.
The military equipment entered the country on 14 November, at Curtici Border Crossing Point, Arad County and is designated to complement the Battle Group Forward Presence-BGFP equipment deployed at Cincu.
The first convoy transporting French military equipment, consisting in Armored Personnel Carriers, arrived in Romania on 23 October.
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NATO's Battle Group Forward Presence (BGFP) from Romania was established in May, by transforming the Allied multinational elements of the NATO Response Force deployed in our country.
Upon France's proposal of taking over the role of framework nation, the French battalion deployed in Romania - considered the spearhead of NATO's Very High Reaction Force (VJTF) -forms the BGFP on the national territory, by integrating, on a rotational basis, Belgium and Netherlands troops.
BGFP contributes to the increase of military cooperation between Romania and France and, implicitly, to the strengthening of the security of the Euro-Atlantic space on the Eastern Flank. The cooperation with the strategic partners and the existence of relevant combat structures on the national territory contributes to increasing the defence and deterrence capacity in the context of the Ukraine war and the crisis from the Black Sea region.
The military equipment entered the country on 14 November, at Curtici Border Crossing Point, Arad County and is designated to complement the Battle Group Forward Presence-BGFP equipment deployed at Cincu.
The first convoy transporting French military equipment, consisting in Armored Personnel Carriers, arrived in Romania on 23 October.
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NATO's Battle Group Forward Presence (BGFP) from Romania was established in May, by transforming the Allied multinational elements of the NATO Response Force deployed in our country.
Upon France's proposal of taking over the role of framework nation, the French battalion deployed in Romania - considered the spearhead of NATO's Very High Reaction Force (VJTF) -forms the BGFP on the national territory, by integrating, on a rotational basis, Belgium and Netherlands troops.
BGFP contributes to the increase of military cooperation between Romania and France and, implicitly, to the strengthening of the security of the Euro-Atlantic space on the Eastern Flank. The cooperation with the strategic partners and the existence of relevant combat structures on the national territory contributes to increasing the defence and deterrence capacity in the context of the Ukraine war and the crisis from the Black Sea region.