Deputy Head of Parliament Andrian Candu, who is the deputy chairman of Democratic Party (PDM), considers that for the own benefit Moldova should maintain its status of permanent neutrality, while such sensitive subjects as the accession to NATO must be treated with maximum lucidity given the regional crisis and the coming parliamentary elections. Andrian Candu made these statements in an interview for the portal Unimedia, being quoted by IPN.
“I think we must be more lucid and more rational than ever namely because we experience these situations. The tensions in the region surely affect us, not specifically the tensions, but rather the way in which some of our small politicians want to become big overnight, trying to bring these tensions to our country. These separatist attempts about which they speak and the intention of some people to sell the country for several votes seem ridiculous to me. We see that the left and right extremes became more active and I’m sure that they didn’t yet do all the foolish things of which they are capable. But they are small and extremists and have a limited electoral basis. It would be dangerous for the serious parties to become involved in competition with these extremist elements that want either union or separatism of different kinds,” said Andrian Candu.
He considers that the neutrality issue should not be a subject for electoral disputes. On the contrary, the relevant legal framework should be strengthened. “We have a very clear Constitution saying that Moldova is a neutral state. Surely the Constitution can be amended, but not as regards the status of neutrality. The PDM will soon submit a legislative initiative on the state’s neutrality in order to bring the attempts to use this issue as a negotiation subject to an end,” he said.
According to Andrian Candu, the goal of this legislative initiative is to more clearly explain what neutrality means and to stop all kinds of electoral interpretations and attempts to formulate unusual proposals that would affect the country’s neutrality. “The given law will define the political, military, economic and humanitarian aspects of Moldova’s status of permanent neutrality. It also contains clear provisions about the presence of foreign troops on the territory of our country and about non-participation by Moldova in international military treaties and in military unions and blocs,” he stated.
Andian Candu said that this subject will be discussed with the coalition partners. They may also discuss the statements of the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Vlad Filat, who, according to the media, considers that Moldova can join NATO. “I didn’t hear Mister Filat making such trenchant assertions. I think such sensitive subjects should not be raised in an electoral period, especially when we can cause the tensions in the region to grow,” the Deputy Speaker stated for Unimedia.
