Moldovan foreign affairs minister meets Romanian counterpart

Chisinau, 01 July /MOLDPRES/ – The consolidation of special bilateral relationship of Moldova and Romania, cooperation within European integration and implementation of the Association Agreement were discussed on Monday, 01 July, during the visit to Bucharest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova, Nicu Popescu, in talks with Romanian Foreign Minister, Teodor Melescanu, the MAEIE’s public diplomacy, strategic communication and media interaction service has reported.

Minister Popescu has specified that the relationship of Moldova and Romania is a special one, including the position of Bucharest on the events in Chisinau in recent situation of power duality. "We appreciate that Romania was the first state to summon the political forces from Chisinau towards a peaceful transition of power, so Romania has played a vital role in bringing the situation to normality."

During the talks, Nicu Popescu has pointed out that the parties should identify the ways of deepening the special relations between Moldova and Romania, so that they bring new concrete benefits to citizens of both states. According to the Moldovan Foreign Minister, it should be placed a special emphasis upon European integration dimension and implementation of Association Agreement. "Moldova is firmly and irreversibly anchored in European area, it is also seen in terms of economic exchanges, which over 60 per cent take place with EU member states. One of our absolute priorities is connection to European energy market and here it is referred to completion of gas pipeline Iasi – Chisinau", said Minister Popescu.

Also, referring to the Transnistrian settlement process, the head of Moldovan diplomacy has pointed out that federalisation is not a current scenario for the Government in Chisinau.

Minister Popescu invited Teodor Melescanu to pay a response visit to Chisinau.