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Visiting U.S. diplomat pledges support for Moldova
November 20, 2009A high-ranking U.S. diplomat visiting Chisinau said the White House supports Moldova's democratic process and will stand by it as it makes its foreign policy choices, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Daniel...
Yatseniuk proposes neo-isolationist third way for Ukraine
November 20, 2009By Taras Kuzio Ukrainian Presidential Candidate Arseniy Yatseniuk’s Foreign Policy In 2008-2009 Arseniy Yatseniuk grew rapidly in popularity and was seen as the rising star of a “new generation of Ukrainian politicians,” with some...
Two ex-Transnistrian parliament speakers ask Smirnov to resign
November 20, 2009Two former speakers of the Transnistrian Supreme Soviet (parliament), Grigore Marakutsa and Yevgeniy Shevchuk, asked for the resignation of Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov during discussions on constitutional amendments in parliament on 18 November...
Moldova finances confidence building projects with Transnistria
November 20, 2009The Republic of Moldova's State Budget for 2010 is going to be quite moderate, but the Government shall find means for projects called to bring both parts of the country closer to one another, Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat stated today during his...
PM Vlad Filat: Moldova is not going to join NATO
November 20, 2009The Republic of Moldova is not planning to accede to NATO, and all media stories concerning such a plan are but inventions, Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat stated in his interview with Russia's official ITAR-TASS new agency, adding that during the...
Moldovan Government appoints new deputy ministers
November 20, 2009Thursday, the Moldovan Government convened for an extraordinary meeting and, inter alia, made second-echelon staff changes in many ministries and other governmental structures. Namely, DP parliamentarian Andrei Popov has occupied the vacant post of one...
Zerkalo: Moldova reluctant to resolve border issues with Ukraine
November 19, 2009The new Moldovan authorities appear reluctant to deliver on their promise to resolve all border issues with Ukraine, a serious analytical weekly has written. The Moldovan authorities say that it is too early to make progress. However, they have made big...
Osipov: Any federalization options are not acceptable for Moldova
November 19, 2009Deputy Prime Minister for Moldova's Reintegration Victor Osipov today met the director of the Centre for International Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution, Stefan Wolff, the government's press service has said. Stefan Wolff is on a visit to Moldova...
Moldova to launch talks on new cooperation agreement with EU
November 19, 2009The Republic of Moldova is initiating negotiations on a new Agreement with the European Union, as per a Decree signed by Acting President Mihai Ghimpu on Wednesday. On November 13, the Government passed a decision on preparing the draft of such Agreement...
Molodvan FM Leanca: No quick solution of Transnistrian conflict
November 19, 2009Moldovan Deputy Premier, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leanca presumes nobody in Chisinau, Tiraspol or elsewhere is expecting quick and effective achievements in the Transnistrian conflict settlement field. In his interview...
