Prime Minister Pavel Filip met with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, the Presidents of Slovakia, Turkey and Romania and with his Georgian counterpart on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly held in New York. In the discussions, Pavel Filip asked for assistance in having the pullout of the foreign troops from Moldova’s territory included in the agenda of the UN session, IPN reports.
According to the Government’s press service, Donald Tusk said he supports Moldova’s European integration efforts and encouraged the Moldovan authorities to continue to do reforms for the people’s benefit. In anticipation of the Eastern Partnership Summit that will take place in November, Pavel Filip confirmed the interest in this event and said that he will take part in person in the meeting. “We want a successful the Eastern Partnership Summit,” stated the Premier, noting that the Republic of Moldova focuses on the implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU and on reformation.
In the meeting with the President of Slovakia, Andrej Kiska assured that the Republic of Moldova will continue to benefit from assistance from the Slovak authorities in doing reforms to modernize the country and advance on the path of European integration. Pavel Filip thanked the Slovak authorities for the financial and technical assistance offered to Moldova. During the last five years, trough the Development Assistance Fund, Slovakia provided over €2.5 million to Moldova, which is among the top three states that benefit from assistance from this country.
In the discussions with Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Pavel Filip underlined the good cooperation relations between the Republic of Moldova and Georgia in the field of European integration, noting that the exchange of good practices in such areas as domestic affairs, justice and defense will contribute to implementing the European agendas of the two states. The Georgian Premier confirmed his country’s readiness to support Moldova in its approaches to have the pullout of the foreign troops from Moldova’s territory included in the agenda of the session of the UN General Assembly.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis told Pavel Filip that Romania can and should help Moldova, regardless of the approaches of some of the politicians. “Romania can help Moldova and the Moldovans at practical level. It is important to also institutionally help Moldova, the Moldovan state, the Moldovan citizens and the Moldovan institutions that need reforms,” stated Klaus Iohannis, confirming Romania’s readiness to allocate the third tranche of the loan to Moldova.
In the meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the officials appreciated the good dialogue between the two states and expressed their readiness to sign strategic documents that would contribute to strengthening the bilateral relations, including the joint statement on the constitution of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council and the bilateral agreement on travels by the citizens of the two states based on identity cards.
