Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 12 o’clock there is held an informal meeting with the 12 S.P.P. officers which have been selected for missions of the United Nations Organization in Sudan — Darfur.

The selection was done by a team of coordinators who came from the U.N. headquarters for this purpose. The 12 militaries are to carry out a new protection mission in Darfur. At present other 12 S.P.P. militaries carry out protection missions in the capital of Sudan, Khartum.

The three-week testing referred to the training of the group in order to counterattack terrorist actions such as kidnapping, different types of assassinate, fire arms attack, car-jacking, avoidance of and getting out of ambush, finding the devices planted on the route, surveillance detection and counteracting as well as preventing the actions that would compromise or infringe upon the public image of the dignitary.

The meeting will take place at the Headquarters of The Protection and Guard Service (Calea 13 Septembrie, Corp B3). The access of the press will be possible starting with 11.30.

The accredited press representatives are expected at 11.30 at the metro station “Izvor” in order to be taken to the place where the activities are going to happen.

Liaison person: Lt. Bogdan Onea, S.P.P.spokesman, 0728 101 405