The Moldovan government is treated with suspicion by decision makers overseas, while the message disseminate by the media outlets affiliated to the government, about the so-called unconditional political support, is only a myth, the leader of the Party “Action and Solidarity” (PAS) Maia Sandu said following a visit paid to Washington during February 12-16, IPN reports.
While in the U.S., Maia Sandu met with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Bridget Brink, Assistant Administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Europe and Eurasia Brock Bierman and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. She also had meetings with the president of the National Democratic Institute Ken Wollack, president of the National Endowment for Democracy Carl Gershman, Senator Christopher Murphy and a number of advisers to American senators.
In a press release, the PAS said Maia Sandu informed the interlocutors about the attacks staged by the current government on democracy, human rights and the independence of the media, about the two-faced game played by the Democratic Party and the Party of Socialists and the major risks to the democratic system posed by the electoral system adopted by the two parties.
“Among other topics for discussion were the effects of the Russian propaganda and the hypocrisy of the Democratic Party whose administration during many years retransmitted the most important propaganda channel of the Kremlin. The PAS leader also noted that the undermining by the authorities of the public institutions, the controlled justice and corruption increase the country’s external vulnerability and the risks of instability in Moldova and the region,” tells the press release.
The party’s administration said the interlocutors expressed their concern about the total lack of will among the authorities to identify and punish those to blame for the banking fraud and to take concrete measures to recover the stolen funds. These reiterated that the U.S. is interested in supporting the democratic processes in the Republic of Moldova and that the communicated information about the deterioration of the democratic process is worrisome. They were especially worried about the risk of election rigging and promised to offer support to increase the number of foreign observers at the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The visit was made with support from the International Republican Institute and the National Endowment for Democracy.
