Some politicians in Moldova are happy that Russia imposed a ban on the imports of Moldovan wines and hasn’t yet lifted it as they hope to win political dividends in the current electoral year, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) Vlad Filat said in the program “Fourth Power” on N4, IPN reports.
“I hate the so-called politicians who are now happy that our producers cannot export wine of a high quality to the Russian market. These include the Communists, Socialists and other small politicians,” said the Liberal-Democrat, adding that he does not want the export of the Moldovan wine to depend on the wishes of some politicians, including the Russian ones.
Vlad Filat said that he repeatedly warned the Communists that when you try to sell your country, this cannot last too long. The truth comes out anyway. “They made triumphal statements after the European Parliament voted for the abolition of the visa regime with Moldova, but they were hypocritical as they didn’t remind that it was we who followed this path,” said the leader of the PLDM. According to him, though the Communist Party initiated the rapprochement between Moldova and the EU, it fulfilled no commitment and continued to lie, profiting from the coming closer to the EU on the one hand and promoting the Eurasian Union on the other hand.
As to the violent protests staged in Chisinau on April 7, 2009, Vlad Filat compared them with the recent clashes in Ukraine, saying in 2009 the then head of state Vladimir Voronin didn’t know what to do to calm things down.
“He was obliged to protect the life and integrity of the people and the state buildings, while the police were to do their duty. Voronin acted mischievously as he directly or indirectly co-participated together with those who ill-treated the young people at night and a man died as a result,” he stated.
In another connection, the politician said the electoral threshold for entering Parliament must be a balanced one and must allow only representative political forces to enter Parliament. Within the Pro-European Coalition, they will consider whether the threshold should be modified or not.
