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Moldovan ForMin Tudor Ulianovschi:"We want the Romanian investments in the Moldovan economy to increase considerably”
Romania's strategic objective in the relations with the Republic of Moldova remains the European integration of the neighboring state, being "the only option that can bring prosperity, security and freedom to citizens regardless of age, ethnicity, spoken language or religion," Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu said on Tuesday in a joint press release with his Moldovan counterpart Tudor Ulianovschi.
"The relationship with the Republic of Moldova remains a priority relationship for Romania, for the entire political class and our society, all the more as this year we are marking the Centenary," said the head of the Romanian diplomacy.
He stressed that "the stability and prosperity of the Republic of Moldova are essential for Romania," and European integration is "the only option" of the country to access these elements.
Melescanu explained that he had spoken with his counterpart on strengthening Romania's investment presence in the Republic of Moldova and about the prospects for energy interconnection.
"I reaffirm Romania's entire readiness to support the objectives proposed by the Republic of Moldova on its European agenda through political dialogue and assistance programs," Melescanu said.
The head of the Romanian diplomacy also spoke about the initiative of the authorities in several Moldovan localities to collect signatures for the union with Romania, a move that Moldovan President Igor Dodon said would start a "civil war".
"As far as the relations between Romania and the Republic of Moldova are concerned, our main objective is to unite our efforts to ensure the European path of the Republic of Moldova. Local declarations on the union with Romania are, from our point of view, only the expression a desire to bring citizens from the Republic of Moldova closer to those in Romania without having any legal implications. From this point of view, I think the references to the civil war are totally erroneous and disproportionate," Melescanu pointed out.
In his turn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Tudor Ulianovschi appreciated Romania's efforts in the "mission to consolidate the sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova".
"We greatly appreciate Romania's attitude both at the governmental level and at the level of the society in general," Ulianovschi said and pointed out that "this attitude remains unchanged and is not promoted by certain circumstantial factors."
He said that in the future a new joint meeting of the Romanian and Moldovan governments "will be organized as a strategic instrument of this collaboration".
At the same time, he pointed out that Romania is "the main trading partner of the Republic of Moldova". "We want the Romanian investments in the Moldovan economy to increase considerably," said the Moldovan foreign minister.
Ulianovschi said that "the European orientation of the Republic of Moldova remains an unchanged fundamental priority objective" of the domestic and foreign policy of his country, because "it expresses the best way the aspirations of the society and the values that it shares."
Ulianovschi also spoke about "concrete and palpable" reforms in the field of justice in the Republic of Moldova and mentioned mechanisms for verifying the integrity of judges.
At the same time, the Moldovan official talked about the European integration goal of his country. "There is an initiative to introduce in the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova the objective and the desideratum of European integration, in order to consolidate this priority," Ulianovschi said.