The Moldovan prime minister had a firm message in Kyiv, condemning the Russian military aggression and reaffirming that Crimea is Ukraine, according to the Government’s spokesperson Daniel Vodă.
Prime Minister Dorin Recean on Wednesday traveled to Kyiv to attend the Crimea Platform Summit. The Moldovan delegation also included Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Agriculture Vladimir Bolea, Minister of Energy Victor Parlicov, Minister of Infrastructure Andrei Spînu, and MFAEI Secretary Ruslan Bolbocean. On the margins of the summit, an agreement was reached with the Ukrainian side to speed up the construction of the Cosăuți – Iampil and other infrastructure projects.
“The main reason for the visit was to represent Moldova at the third Crimea Platform summit, which took place in the Ukrainian capital and where the prime minister stated very firmly that Crimea is Ukraine. The prime minister stated loud and clear that Russia acts as an aggressor state, and a complete and unconditional liberation of Ukraine must take place. Following meetings with Ukrainian officials, as regards infrastructure, it was agreed to speed up the construction of bridges between our countries. First of all, we are talking about the Cosăuți-Iampil bridge. Both the Moldovan Government and that of Ukraine have completed internal procedures to have a new bridge that will allow our carriers to enjoy more connectivity”, Daniel Vodă told Radio Moldova.
The visit to Kyiv was also an occasion to discuss facilitation of Ukrainian grain transit. Security expert Andrei Curarău says that Moldova must help Ukraine to transport its grain so as to prevent the Ukrainian economy from suffocating.
“For us, European integration is a process strongly tied to Ukraine. That is why it is not in our interest to see a weak Ukrainian economy. We certainly cannot compare Ukraine’s export volume with Moldova’s absorption capacity. Before making a decision, we need to think about what there is to be gained diplomatically. Our policy has to be flexible, because otherwise the impact on integration processes, on the initiation of accession negotiations, can be much more painful than any consequences that our economy might see due to grain imports”, Andrei Curărau told the same Radio Moldova program.
Another agreement reached in Kyiv was to increase energy import capacity to Ukraine and Moldova through the European ENTSO-E system from 1200 MW to 2000 MW.
