Today, the 21.09.2007, the Memorandum of Understanding between Romania and the NATO International Secretariat was signed in Bucharest. This document settles the main issues regarding the organization of the NATO Summit in 2008.

According to this Memorandum, the security of the event will be provided by the National Command for the Security of the Summit.

The command has in its composition representatives of the Romanian institutions that have attributions in the field of national security: S.P.P., S.R.I., S.I.E., S.T.S., O.R.N.I.S.S., the specialized departments inside the Ministries of Interior and of Defense and NATO representatives.

The national Command for the security of the summit has in its composition task forces where, besides the security specialists there are also representatives from the town hall, Ministry of Health, electricity companies, water supplies, sewage system, underground, communication networks. The protocols with these institutions, regarding the organization of the event, have already been signed.

Owing to the great number of officials that are to be present in Bucharest, the security measures undertaken will have a maximum level and they shall be conceived so as not to disturb so much the routine of the citizens in Bucharest.

To ensure the security for the Summit means special measures in Bucharest that will lead to restrictions in the traffic (vehicles and pedestrians), interdictions regarding car parking for some areas and a possible restriction of the air traffic over the capital city.

The Protection and Guard Service will announce in due time the special measures that are to be undertaken and in this regard will settle a “green” phone connection which the citizens can dial free to find out:

• information about the Summit;
• information about traffic restrictions;
• to announce if they have noticed possible disorders.

Bucharest has been the host for some other similar events that requested a great security level: the visit of Pope John Paul the II, the visits of the American presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush, meetings of the Chiefs of states from the Western Europe, the IX Sommet of Francophone countries.