BUCHAREST Dries Mertens World Cup Jersey , April 20 (Xinhua) -- Romania will start this year the procedures for the acquisition of Patriot missiles, Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and 8x8 armoured fighting vehicles, announced Florin Lazar Vladica, State Secretary of Defence Ministry and General Nicolae Ciuca, Chief of General Staff.
"We hope to have a fast response for Patriot missiles and HIMARS systems. Soon we will make a decision and for the first 94 armored 8x8 this year," said Florin Lazar Vladica in Galati, eastern Romania.
Romania is one of the few countries in European Union to announce that it will increase military expenditure in 2017, with a defence budget settled at 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) Divock Origi World Cup Jersey , up from 1.7 percent in 2016.
According to Ciuca, the Patriot missile defence system is needed to complete the multi-level air defence system of Romania's airspace, program started with the acquisition of F-16 fighter jet.
"We evaluate all options to develop this program," added the chief of Major General Staff.
Romania received six F-16 Fighting Falcons fighter jets from Portugal last October, half of the aircraft fleet bought in a deal sealed in 2013. The deal was reportedly worth around 628 million euros (673.2 million U.S. dollars) and it was meant to upgrade Romania's air forces to NATO standards and to replace its outdated fleet of MiG 21 Soviet fighter jets.
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BUCHAREST, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Moldova resumed its fruit exports to Russia on Friday, announced the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA).
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The export of fruit to Russia was based on the guarantees provided by the agency.
The number of companies authorized to export fruit to Russia "is limited" to a dozen, said the ANSA, adding that the agency continues to have a dialogue with Russian part so that the number of companies is extended.
Russia's agricultural watchdog said approved suppliers are allowed to send their products to Russia as part of "an experiment," and among the fruits allowed to export are apples, pears, fresh quince, apricots Christian Kabasele World Cup Jersey , cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums and fresh sloes.
Rosselkhoznadzor imposed a ban on fresh fruit imports from Moldova one year ago, on grounds of violations of Russia's quality and consumer rights protection legislation.
Yet, the move is widely seen as retaliation for Moldova's decision to sign an association agreement with the European Union.
Prior to the embargoes, some 30 percent of Moldova's wine exports, 93 percent of apple exports Christian Benteke World Cup Jersey , and 80 percent of plum exports, valued totally at about 100 million U.S. dollars, went to Russia.
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Glenn Frey, the prolific guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, the American rock band known for "Hotel California" and dozens of other hits, died on Monday at age 67 Axel Witsel World Cup Jersey , the band said on its website.
Frey died in New York City of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia, the band said.
The Eagles, whose album, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, is the second-best-selling record of all time in the US, helped create the freewheeling soundtrack of 1970s America and remain ubiquitous on rock radio nearly half a century later.
Their blend of rock with country music influences fueled their success with hit songs such as "Desperado," "Already Gone" and "Take It to the Limit."
Frey collaborated with drummer Don Henley to co-write and perform many of the band's biggest hits. While Henley most often sang lead vocals for the band Zakaria Bakkali Jersey , Frey played guitar and piano, was key to the band's harmony as a back-up vocalist, and at times sang lead.
His performances on "Take It Easy" and "Peaceful Easy Feeling" on the band's debut album in 1972 helped rocket the Eagles to fame, and he later sang lead on hits "Lyin' Eyes," "Already Gone" and "Take It Easy."
Frey died a little more than a week after another rock great, David Bowie, died at age 69 in New York, apparently of liver cancer.
The Detroit-born Frey and Henley co-founded the Eagles in 1971 in Los Angeles after playing as a backup band for rock singer Linda Ronstadt.
Henley in a statement praised Frey as the "one who started it all" for the Eagles.
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The band's original members also included Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner. Several other musicians, including Joe Walsh, joined the band in the '70s.
After the Eagles disbanded in 1980 Toby Alderweireld Belgium Jersey , Frey had a successful solo career, recording the songs "The One You Love," "Smuggler's Blues" and "The Heat Is On." Several of his compositions were for films or TV shows, and Frey took on a side career as an actor, including a small part in 1996 film Jerry Maguire.
In 1994, the Eagles reunited and released an album titled Hell Freezes Over. The name jokingly referred to Henley's previous statement that the band would only get back together when "hell freezes over."
Henley said he viewed Frey as a kind of brother, but acknowledged that, like in many families Thomas Vermaelen Belgium Jersey , "there was some dysfunction" in the relationship.
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