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Romanian Senate Chairman To Request Amendment Of Coalition Protocol On Supreme Defense Council

Romanian Social Democratic Party president Mircea Geoana said Monday that he will officially request the amendment of the ruling coalition Protocol, to eliminate the provision whereby the Senate Chairman is also the vice-president of the Supreme Defense Council (CSAT).
Romanian Senate Chairman To Request Amendment Of Coalition Protocol On Supreme Defense Council
09 iun. 2009, 10:46, English

Geoana said he will make his request in Tuesday’s coalition assembly. He denied having signed the memorandum approving the withdrawal of Romanian troops from Iraq in a CSAT meeting, and said only the memorandum between the Romanian and Iraqi governments, in which the Iraqi Parliament asked that the Romanian military extend its stay until July 31, was discussed.

Geoana said Sunday he is withdrawing from the Supreme Defense Council. The social democrat leader accused president Basescu of using the Army’s image for election purposes, referring to the recent visits the head of state made in Romania’s operation theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan.