Prime Minister Pavel Filip said that in all these years the politicians tried to divide society and this division led to the weakening of the Republic of Moldova. In an interview for Radio Free Europe, the Premier stated that unity is needed as only this way can we become more powerful and can do much more things, IPN reports.
“I must admit that it is hard to work as a Prime Minister when you do not enjoy broad popular support. When you feel this distrust on the part of the people, things move on with difficulty. That’s why we should be united as, though unity, we will become more powerful and will be able to do much more things in our country. Definitely, things will stand much better after we implement a series of reforms,” stated the Premier.
Asked about his relations with the new President, Pavel Filip said the Government does not want a confrontation with the presidential institution. “The President has his own powers. I repeatedly said that the Government’s major option – the European course - remains unchanged. We have an Association Agreement with the Europa Union. In this Wednesday’s meeting, the Government will approve the new plan of action for implementing the Association Agreement, on which we have worked a lot, together with our colleagues from Brussels and from each Moldovan institution. It is a plan of action for 2017-2019 that has 1,000 pages,” he stated.
As to the Transnistrian conflict, the Premier said he does not think that a lot has changed in the relations between Chisinau and Tiraspol. According to him, the discussions must be continued in the 5+2 format. Pavel Filip admitted that he is not very optimistic about the finding of swift solutions to this conflict, but voiced hope that the dialogue will advance next year, under the presidency of Austria.
In another development, Pavel Filip said a bank fraud is impossible now in the Moldovan banking system. The National Bank of Moldova was strengthened, while the Premier’s Economic Council, which is a platform for intense discussions, was restored.
