Romanian President to Visit Kyiv for Drone Cooperation Talks

Romanian President Nicușor Dan announced an official visit to Kyiv on July 15 to deepen cooperation between Romania and Ukraine, particularly in the areas of drone technology and anti-drone systems. This initiative is part of the SAFE program, which has allocated 200 million euros for collaborations in this sector.

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Yes, as you know, there was the president's visit, about three months ago. On that occasion, we signed an agreement on this subject. Some technical visits followed. In July, there will be another technical visit to operationalize this type of cooperation. Within the SAFE program, we have 200 million euros allocated to this segment of drones, anti-drone systems, in which there will be a collaboration with the Ukrainian side. And I hope that very soon these things will materialize into contracts so that production can begin.

The visit aims to operationalize a previously signed agreement and materialize potential contracts for drone production. Dan expressed optimism that these collaborations will lead to concrete production agreements soon. This follows technical visits and discussions initiated after a presidential visit approximately three months prior.

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After that incident, there were discussions with the Ukrainian side at multiple levels. One thing that was agreed upon and is already in place is that there is a direct channel within our defense system and within the Ukrainian defense system.

Regarding a recent incident where a Ukrainian naval drone exploded near Romania's Constanța Port, Dan confirmed that a direct communication channel has been established between the defense structures of both countries. This channel was set up following discussions at multiple levels after the explosion. He assured that, based on current information, the drone was not targeting Romania's port, emphasizing the strong partnership between the two nations that precludes such a possibility.

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What we know for certain is that the drone of Ukrainian origin certainly did not target the Port of Constanța. We know that for certain, and we have a partnership with Ukraine that eliminates this possibility.