Just two days after attending the European Council meeting in Brussels, President Nicușor Dan is leaving the country again. The head of state will travel to Istanbul on Saturday for a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and for the ceremony of awarding the pennant of the corvette „Rear Admiral August Roman.”
The trip takes place at a time of maximum tension on the domestic political scene. Adrian Veștea has not yet managed to secure the parliamentary support needed for the investiture of the government, while in the PNL, the confrontation between the supporters of Ilie Bolojan and those of the designated prime minister continues. The extraordinary congress of the liberals on Sunday is expected to decide the direction of the party and its new leadership.
According to the Presidential Administration, Nicușor Dan will participate with Erdoğan in the ceremony of the commissioning of the "Rear Admiral August Roman" ship, built in Turkey for the Romanian Naval Forces.
On this occasion, the head of state will also have a meeting with the Turkish leader, with the agenda of discussions focusing on the priorities of the Strategic Partnership between Romania and Turkey, security in the Black Sea, and the preparation of the NATO summit scheduled in Ankara on July 7-8.
The corvette "Rear Admiral August Roman" is part of the HISAR class and is built in Turkey for the Romanian Naval Forces. According to the information provided by the authorities, the ship is intended for surveillance and defense missions in the Black Sea region and will contribute to increasing Romania's response capacity in the context of the deteriorating security situation in the area.