Secretary General of Council of Europe visited Gagauz autonomy

13:29 | 22.11.2021 Category: Regional

Chisinau, 22 November / MOLDPRES / - Governor of Gagauzia Irina Vlah met today with Maria Pejcinovic Buric, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, who is on a visit to the Republic of Moldova. The sides discussed several issues related to the political situation in our country and the relationship between central and regional authorities.

Vlah noted that the authorities in the region aim to study and implement international best practices aimed at improving the functionality of the autonomies. To this end, an international conference on the Construction and Development of the Autonomous Communities is being prepared, which will be held under the auspices of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.

"The authorities of Gagauzia highly appreciate the contribution of the Council of Europe to the consolidation of legal and democratic institutions in the Republic of Moldova. We expect the implementation of the Council of Europe-Moldova action plan to contribute to resolving the accumulated contradictions," said Irina Vlah.

Photo: Facebook Irina Vlah

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