“I believe that the Republic of Moldova can also do so by integrating into the European Union and through a closer relationship with NATO,” said the organization’s deputy secretary general.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana defended this Thursday a “closer” relationship with Moldova, a country that, he said, belongs to the “family of European democracies.”
From a political and strategic point of view, the Republic of Moldova belongs to the family of European democracies,” said Geoana during a joint press conference in Chisinau with Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean.
Referring to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the United Nations leader highlighted that “an eloquent example of what a European path means are the Baltic States, which 30 years ago chose a path.”
I believe that the Republic of Moldova can also do so by integrating into the European Union and through a closer relationship with NATO,” he stated, quoted by the Publika.md portal.
For their part, according to Recean, the population of Moldova, “regardless of the language they speak or their political preferences,” must understand that life in a democratic society and in a “prosperous and secure” Europe is preferable to “any other option.” “. ”.
Geoana thanked the authorities of the former Soviet republic for their work “in European integration.”
“The Republic of Moldova is a partner of both NATO and the EU,” he stated.
Recean, for his part, thanked the NATO deputy secretary general for participating in “reinforcing security” in Moldova.
The Moldovan Prime Minister stated that the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February last year, changed the perception of security in Europe and called for greater interaction with the EU and NATO to strengthen the defensive capacity of Moldova, which shares almost thousand kilometers of border with Ukraine.
Source: Observadora
