Romanian president meets US Congress delegation at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base

31 August 2026 Romanian president Nicușor Dan met a US congressional delegation led by House Armed Services Committee chairman Mike Rogers at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base on Sunday, August 30. Discussions focused on security in the Black Sea region, bilateral defense cooperation, and the US military presence in Romania. The US delegation also included congressman Eric Sorensen, a member of the House Armed Services Committee. Romanian defense minister Radu Miruță joined the meeting. “The Mihail Kogălniceanu base is a central point of the US military presence in Romania and a concrete expression of our cooperation in defence and security,” Nicușor Dan wrote on Facebook. According to the president, the talks highlighted the strategic importance of the Black Sea region for transatlantic securi