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Romania joins NATO naval blockade of Libya
Mar 22, 2011, 20:58 GMT
Bucharest - Romania will send a frigate and two naval officers to help NATO enforce the weapons embargo against Libya, President Traian Basescu said Tuesday.
The frigate with 205 sailors will be ready for deployment in 30 days, Basescu said after the meeting of the Romanian Supreme Defence Council.
NATO decided to enforce the embargo earlier Tuesday. The Romanian frigate will have the task of intercepting ships suspected of transporting weapons to Muamer Gaddafi's regime.
Basescu said that Romania will pay for the three-month operation, expected to cost 4.5 million euros (6.3 million dollars).
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