The most serious risks to the security in the region are generated by frozen conflicts and the foreign military presence. The last is a serious obstacle to the peaceful settlement of conflicts and encourages the destructive forces to pursue their secessionist plans, Prime Minister Pavel Filip stated in the Kyiv Security Forum on April 12, IPN reports, with reference to the Government’s press service.

In a common session with the Premiers of Ukraine and Lithuania, Pavel Filip reiterated that the Republic of Moldova consistently pleads for the unconditional withdrawal of the Russian troops from its territory and for the transformation of the current peacekeeping operation on the Nistru into an internationally mandated multinational civil mission. The agreeing of a special legal status for the Transnistrian region by respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova remains a priority.

The Premier also said that the Republic of Moldova will continue to support Ukraine in its efforts to overcome the crisis in Donbas and to end the Crimean crisis by political and diplomatic ways so as to restore the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Developing the cooperation with the EU, especially within the Eastern Partnership, is essential. “We need a clearer, more powerful and visible commitment as regards the resolution of the crisis situations in the region. It is in our common interest to ensure increased predictability and stability in the Eastern parts of Europe,” stated Pavel Filip.

The Kyiv Security Forum is a platform for debating the most pressing security problems in Europe and the Black Sea region. This year the event involves over 400 politicians, diplomats, businesspeople, activists and experts from over 20 countries.