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| Romania participates in the NATO mission in Libya 23/03/2011 |
| (2011-03-23) |
| Last updated: 2011-03-24 16:00 EET |
Romania’s Higher Defense Council has decided that our country will participate in the NATO mission to enforce an arms embargo on Libya. The decision has been made at the request of the North-Atlantic Alliance which announced what responsibilities it plans to take in the Libyan crisis.
NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said the allies will take action according to the UN resolution to halt the violence of the Gaddafi regime against civilians. In concrete terms, the NATO sea and air forces in the Mediterranean will monitor and, if need be, block the access of suspect arms-carrying ships or mercenaries for the regime in Tripoli.
This is exactly what the King Ferdinand Romanian frigate will do, president Traian Basescu has said, fresh from the meeting of the Higher Defense Council:
”Romania will contribute 205 military, onboard the ‘King Ferdinand’ frigate and two chief of staff officers – a total of 207 military, officers and non-commissioned officers. The government should quickly allot the necessary funds for the King Ferdinand frigate to operate in the Mediterranean, according to the NATO directive.”
The King Ferdinand frigate is scheduled to participate in some operations in the Mediterranean in the last part of the year, but Romania’s Higher Defense Council has decided to introduce the ship into formation earlier, as a result of the current situation in Libya. The government should now unblock some 4.5 million Euros to cover the expenses for three months of operations.
In another move, the North Atlantic Alliance has worked out plans on a possible participation in the efforts to establish a no-fly zone in Libya, if necessary. In Tripoli, colonel Muammar Gaddafi remains defiant of the international coalition, invoking the support he allegedly enjoys among his people.
Against the backdrop of controversies on the efficiency and aim of a military intervention in Libya, most Romanians are against a military intervention and call on the authorities to take a reserved stand on the matter. 68% of the Romanians disagree with the intervention and some 50% say it is motivated by the fight for the control of Libyan oil reserves.
Most Romanians agree with the opinion expressed by the president, according to whom a military intervention in Libya is risky. Practically, an equally high number of Romanians say Romania is not ready from a military point of view to get involved in such operations.
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