The Romanian president will meet his Iraqi counterpart and some of the local leaders in Baghdad.
“The two countries have a history in economic cooperation. It would be a shame for Romanian companies not to step in through this open door. We have at least some moral rights to be here,” declared Basescu.
The president arrived at the military base camp in Tallil. He was accompanied by the National Defense Minister, Mihai Stanisoara, by the General Staff chief, Admiral Gheorghe Marin and by other chiefs of the army.
The Romanian mission in Iraq began six years ago and will end on July 31. The country sent all in all 6,830 soldiers to Iraq. Two of them died and 12 were injured.
