The Republic of Moldova would like to join the Three Seas Initiative, which brings together 12 EU member states situated between the Adriatic, the Baltic and the Black Seas, Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, stated in a news conference held jointly with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Radman, who is in Chisinau on a visit, IPN reports.
The official spoke about the Chisinau – Ungheni railway segment that is to be modernization by building the European track gauge and about road and bridge building, energy, renewable energy, telecommunications infrastructure projects. “Our citizens should have faster and easier access to the European area. Therefore, we aim to join any initiative that enables us to improve infrastructure, to facilitate the life of citizens, to have a more modern and prosperous country. We are interested in taking part in the development of infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe,” stated the minister.
For his part, when asked to assess the way things developed in Moldova the last half a year, Gordan Radman said the European Union shows solidarity with the Republic of Moldova and his visit is aimed at demonstrating the support Brussels and Zagreb offer to the Moldovan authorities in promoting the European agenda, including corruption fighting. The Republic of Moldova is seen as a positive example of reforms, as a state that is governed according to the democratic principles of the rule of law and the fight against corruption.
In front of the press, the two ministers signed the memorandum of understanding between the Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.
The Three Seas Initiative is a flexible informal political platform, including the 12 EU Member States located between the Adriatic, the Baltic and the Black Seas (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia). The Initiative aims to increase convergence and cohesion, but also to bridge the economic gap between different EU areas and Member States, by boosting connectivity in the region, with a special focus on infrastructure, energy and digital interconnectivity. The overarching pillars of the Three Seas Initiative are threefold - economic development, European cohesion and transatlantic ties.
