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Romania’s northeastern city of Iasi hosted Saturday morning the ceremony celebrating 150 years since the de facto Union of Wallachia and Moldavia into the Principality of Romania on January 24, 1859 under union leader Alexandru Ioan Cuza.

The Romanian Ministry of Defense will organize ceremonies celebrating the National Day of Romania in Bucharest as well as Alba Iulia. The ceremonies will involve 2,000 soldiers from the ministries of defense and interior, the Romanian Intelligence Service and the Protection and Guard Service.

Romanian President Traian Basescu attended Saturday morning, in Constanta town, southeastern Romania, the event celebrating 135 years since the "Mircea cel Batran" Naval Academy was founded.