Romania will suspend, together with its allies that are States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), the operation of the Treaty for as long as necessary, in accordance with the rules of international law, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced Tuesday evening.

“In the context of the North Atlantic Council Declaration on the allied response to Russia’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), presented on Tuesday, Romania will suspend, together with the allies that are States Parties to the CFE, the operation of the Treaty for as long as necessary, in accordance with the rules of international law,” reads a release the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent to AGERPRES.

According to the source, the consultations initiated at the Allied level on June 9 showed that compliance with this Treaty only by the Allies who are State Parties is unsustainable.

“This development is a response to Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Treaty and its aggressive war against Ukraine, contrary to the objectives of the document that has been for decades one of the basic elements of the security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic area. Russia continues to undermine the rules-based international order in violation of the UN Charter, the commitments of the Helsinki Final Act, the objectives and principles of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, including reciprocity, transparency, implementation, verification and host-state consent,” the Foreign Ministry stresses.

Romania will continue, together with the other allied states, to actively contribute to the security of Europe and the Euro-Atlantic area by supporting a strengthened NATO deterrence and defence posture, as well as through appropriate arms control measures, taking into account the security environment and the security of all allies, in accordance with the New Strategic Concept, says the Foreign Ministry.