Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu offered apologies to Romania for the harsh statements made by President Igor Dodon in the recent past. “A President who lacks competence offsets this lack with harsh statements. The reforms and European integration remain our priority, while Romania remains Moldova’s key partner and our advocate in the European integration process,” Andrian Candu stated after the trilateral meeting with the president of the Chamber of Deputies and the president of the Senate of Romania, IPN reports.

In the meeting with Nicolae-Liviu Dragnea and Calin Popescu Tariceanu, Andrian Candu underlined the authorities’ determination to continue to implement the provisions of the Association Agreement with the EU and to continue on the European path by doing reforms for the people’s benefit.

For their part, the Romanian officials reiterated Romania’s readiness to support Moldova in its efforts to come closer to the European standards, in particular in the sociocultural sphere, energy security, infrastructure and agriculture.

Andrian Candu paid a working visit to Romania where he took part in the Aspen Energy Summit that is staged annually by the Aspen Institute Romania.