The UK government signed a wide-ranging defense cooperation agreement with Romania on Wednesday 13 November.
According to the UK Ministry of Defence, based on an agreement signed by the UK Defense Secretary John Healy and the Minister of Defense of Romania by Ángel TylvarThe two countries will establish a joint defense committee, which will form the basis for expanding the defense relationship between the UK and Romania and allow them to act together against threats facing both countries.
According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the Royal Air Force (RAF) has already deployed a squadron of six Typhoon fighters to Romania. It will patrol Romanian airspace under NATO auspices for the next four months.
Additionally, a British Army unit trained in the Romanian Carpathians in September and October to conduct operations in difficult terrain, the UK Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.
Following the signing of the military cooperation agreement, the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer received the Prime Minister of Romania on Wednesday Marcela Ciolacuwho is the first Romanian Prime Minister to visit London in 17 years.
According to Downing Street, the meeting between the two leaders also discussed British support for demining in the Black Sea.
