Russian minister of defence arrives in Moldovan capital

14:41 | 24.08.2019 Category: Political

Chisinau, 24 August /MOLDPRES/ – The Minister of Defence of Russia, Sergey Shoygu, has arrived on Saturday, 24 August, on a visit to Chisinau municipality. He has had a meeting with President, Igor Dodon.

After the meeting, Dodon wrote on a social network that "the Russian side has proposed launching the process of using the ammunition located in the depot near village Colbasna in Transnistrian region". The head of state has said that the Russian side is willing to provide the necessary equipment on it.

The initiative would be analised in discussions in format 5+2.

The visit of the Russian official to Chisinau takes place in the context in which Prime Minister, Maia Sandu, has described it as a private, and not an official one, due to the lack of notification of the executive by the Ministry of Defence (MA) and of not making the necessary steps. Thus, Maia Sandu has stated that during the visit, there could be signed no official agreements or agreements.

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