You are those to decide to which direction to move on, former European Parliament president says
09:33 | 18.11.2014 Category: Official
Chisinau, 18 November /MOLDPRES/ - You are the one who will decide to which direction to move on. The chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, former President of the European Parliament in 2007-2009 Hans-Gert Poettering made statements to this effect at a forum titled: "Moldova's future in the European Union", held in Chisinau, on 17 November. The event's guest of honour was Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, the government's communication and media relations department has reported.
Leanca underlined that the event took place in a symbolical period for Moldova „Recently, on 13 November, the European Parliament has ratified the Association and Free Trade Agreements with Moldova. It is a signal of support not only for the implementation of the provisions of these accords, but also for the entire society, who is to pass to other standards compatible with those which proved already their viability in the European Union states too”.
Leanca added that the next important step in the Moldova-EU ties was to obtain the statute of candidate state. Leanca said that, till that period, Moldova must fulfil a string of measures and implement more reforms, among which the most viable - the justice reform and fight against corruption.
For his part, Hans-Gert Poettering underscored the role of each Moldovan in Moldova's European path: „The European Union is not just an organisation. The European Union is a community, which is based on values. Our values are human dignity, human rights, democracy, rule of law state and peace. Germany will back Moldova. You have the right to self-determination! You are the one who will decide to which direction to move on. No third country has the right to tell you that you do not have the right to choose a path,” Hans-Gert Poettering said.
Hans-Gert Poettering was elected as Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation on 1 January 2010, which provides scholarships to gifted young people involved in the political life of the country and who share the Christian-Democratic values.
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