To enforce the status of neutrality of the Republic of Moldova, we can only tell again our international partners that we are a neutral state, can interact with other states in a war that does not affect the country’s status of neutrality and can ask the international law subjects to take into account the status adopted by the Republic of Moldova, PAS MP Adrian Baluțel stated in a debate hosted by IPN News Agency. He noted a peaceful atmosphere should be maintained in society at internal level.
Amid the Russian-Ukrainian war, these spirits have been overwhelming and showed to the whole world that the Moldovans are kindhearted and helpful. This state of mind perfectly matches the idea of neutral state that stands ready to help all those who need it and to have good relations with everyone.
As regards the idea of adopting an organic law on neutrality, which would strengthen the relevant constitutional provisions, as the BCS MPs proposed, the MP said he considers this is useless. “The norms applied by the states, the cases witnessed between states, between organizations and regions are so diverse and unpredictable that the Republic of Moldova needs (maneuvering) space to be able to react promptly based on its status of neutrality, depending on the situation. A legal framework (with determinate limits) would narrow this space,” stated Adrian Baluțel.
In the same connection, the MP said the status of neutrality offers more safety than the country’s entry into a security organization. “Why is neutrality a better guarantee than association? For the simple reason that neutrality, noninvolvement, nonintervention transmit a signal to all the subjects that have or can have security concerns, military pretentions to each other. When we have this neutrality, we can say that the Republic of Moldova obeys the international law norms and we will not become involved in foreign conflicts”.
Adrian Baluțel said the BCS MPs’ proposal to adopt a law on permanent neutrality based on the constitutional provisions can be discussed, but the moment now is not opportune for polemics given the crisis that worries the whole world. “Society should be clam, united to overcome the crisis that goes beyond the region. If we discuss now what neutrality is and what it is not, a number of sensitive issues will be raised, such as the presence of the Russian military troops in the eastern districts of the Republic of Moldova, if these affect neutrality or not. The time is not really opportune.”
The public debate titled “Moldova’s status of neutrality: How shall we turn aspiration into shield: Legislative and political reflections with flame of war nearby” was the 228th installment of IPN’s project “Developing Political Culture through Public Debates” that is supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
