{"id":102025,"date":"2025-08-27T19:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/today-chisinau-was-the-stage-for-an-official-visit-of-special-significance-on-independence-day-three-top-leaders-of-the-european-union-the-german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-the-polish-prime\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:04:54","slug":"today-chisinau-was-the-stage-for-an-official-visit-of-special-significance-on-independence-day-three-top-leaders-of-the-european-union-the-german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-the-polish-prime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/today-chisinau-was-the-stage-for-an-official-visit-of-special-significance-on-independence-day-three-top-leaders-of-the-european-union-the-german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-the-polish-prime\/","title":{"rendered":"Today, Chisinau was the stage for an official visit of special significance on Independence Day. 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Three top European Union leaders\u2014the German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, the Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron\u2014were welcomed at the Presidency of the Republic of Moldova by the head of state, Maia Sandu, reports IPN.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_5890-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German Chancellor was the first to step onto the red carpet, followed by the Polish Prime Minister, and finally the President of France arrived. 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The message conveyed was clear and firm: Moldova is not alone. Europe is here\u2014with support, trust, and respect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Chisinau was the scene of an official visit of special significance on Independence Day. 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