Romanian Navy Day: Festivities Across Cities
President Iohannis in Constanta, PM Ciolacu will go to the monastery.
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Every year, on August 15, the Day of the Romanian Navy is marked, along with the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the protector of sailors. President Klaus Iohannis also announced his participation in the Constanța festivities.
Klaus Iohannis will be present on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m., in Constanța, where the “Romanian Naval Forces 2024” naval exercise will take place. The public will be able to witness the ceremonies from the seafront in front of the Fleet Command.
As for PM Marcel Ciolacu, mass media reported that he has a different schedule today and will go to the monastery, unlike previous years when he also attended festivities on Navy Day in Constanta.
The Marine Day celebration will continue in Constanța in the evening as well. From 20:30, the military sailors will retire with torches, to the tunes of the Military Music of the Naval Forces. The evening will end with a fireworks show that can be watched from the Ovidiu Square – Tomis Tourist Port area.
Navy Day will also be celebrated in the Mangalia Tourist Port, through the “Romanian Naval Forces 2024” naval exercise, naval games and competitions, military equipment exhibition and interactive workshops, which will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and from at 19:30, the event ends with a folk music show, followed by the torchlight retreat of the military sailors.
The “Romanian Naval Forces” exercise will also be presented to the public in Brăila, between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., on the Danube embankment, Moara Violatos area. From 8:30 p.m., the sailors’ torchlight retreat will take place.
In Galati, Navy Day will be celebrated on the Danube embankment, Elice area, through a military and religious ceremony that will begin at 5:00 p.m. Immediately after, the public will be presented with a demonstration exercise and the parade of military and civilian ships.
In Tulcea, people are invited to the Danube embankment, between 10:00 and 13:00, for the “Romanian Naval Forces 2024” naval exercise, naval games and competitions. On Wednesday, August 14, the sailor heroes were commemorated in Tulcea, at the Heroes’ Cemetery.
The Day of the Romanian Navy will be marked in Bucharest through a military and religious ceremony that will be organized on August 15, between 9:00 and 10:00, at the Monument of Sailors’ Heroes in the “King Mihai I” Park (Herăstrău Park, wharf area ), according to representatives of the Romanian Naval Forces.
Iohannis: Romania is recognized as a pillar of regional security
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis declared, during the festivities organized for the Day of the Romanian Navy, that our country is recognized and appreciated at the allied level as a solid pillar of regional security and a major contributor to the process of strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defense posture on the eastern flank .
“The Black Sea region has become an area recognized and treated as being of strategic importance for Euro-Atlantic security, and this fact was officially recorded in the most important strategic documents of NATO. Through dialogue and permanent involvement, we strengthened this approach including at the recent NATO summit in Washington, when all the allies emphasized that they remain firmly committed to the security and stability of the Black Sea region, a result that is very good for our country. Here, therefore, Romania is recognized and appreciated at the allied level as a pillar solid regional security and a major contributor to the process of strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defense posture on the eastern flank,” Iohannis said.
The Romanian president also stated that Romania is a safe and stable country and recalled the political, diplomatic and military effort of our country in the context of the war started by Russia against Ukraine.
“Even if we live in times marked by multiple security challenges, Romania is today a safe and stable country, irreversibly on the path of democratic development, alongside partners and allies from the European Union and NATO. Here, on the shores of the Black Sea, in the vicinity Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, we see more clearly than ever the results of Romania’s political, diplomatic and military efforts in recent years. Today, our country benefits from the most solid security guarantees, and Romanian citizens are defended and protected against any potential threats,“ stated the head of state.
The President listed some of Romania’s initiatives in the field of regional security, including the establishment of an Operational Group for Combating Marine Mines in the Black Sea, alongside Bulgaria and Turkey.
“Since 2015, we have established and operationalized numerous NATO structures in Romania, and the presence of our allied comrades, who train alongside the Romanian military on the national territory, has grown constantly, reaching a number of approximately 5,000 allied soldiers deployed in Romania. This collaboration denotes our firm commitment to defend each other, according to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. Italy, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Bulgaria, Hungary, Canada, Turkey, Greece, North Macedonia and Luxembourg. At the same time, I thank the air forces of Finland and Great Britain, which recently completed the air police mission in Romania,“ continued the head of state.
Iohannis emphasized that Romania continues to be an important pillar of regional and Euro-Atlantic security. “We remain in solidarity with our NATO Allies and European Union partners in the assistance efforts dedicated to Ukraine, which has been fighting for over two and a half years against a brutal and illegal aggression,” the president added.
Klaus Iohannis told the sailors that the devotion, tenacity and spirit of sacrifice that define them are an example of excellence, and the Romanian Naval Forces are a symbol of national power and resilience. “In the current, increasingly challenging security context, including in the maritime environment, the role of the Romanian Naval Forces in ensuring freedom of navigation and maritime security is essential. On the occasion of the Romanian Navy Day, in appreciation of the high professionalism and the outstanding results achieved , we followed the proposal of the Minister of National Defense and decorated the Battle Flag of the General Staff of the Naval Forces with the Order of ‘Maritime Virtue’ in the rank of Commander with a sign of peace for the military”, the president said.
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