15/04/2024 | 17:12:47 Thank you. Indeed, Mister ABRAHAM, it's a main concern now. We are in economic survival mode. Given the severe Russian aggression against Ukraine and the economic repercussions that it has on the Republic of Moldova, we are now mainly concerned with maintaining macro-financial stability in the Republic of Moldova. And of course we count on the support of the international community, and we have been incredibly fortunate to have this support especially through the most severe times of the... 15/04/2024 | 17:06:19 Thank you. Well, to the first question, Mr Reinhold LOPATKA says that we do not have a direct border with Russia. Thank God we do not have a direct border with Russia! And thank Ukraine that Russia is not up to our borders, because it is not whether the Russians want to get our borders, and it is not a question whether the Russians want to occupy Moldova, it is a question whether they can. They so far were not able to thanks to the sacrifice and the enormous courage of the Ukrainian people... 15/04/2024 | 17:01:50 Thank you. I am not in a position to comment on the Mr Danilov's words since he is still in the process of being appointed ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. We are incredibly honoured by the fact that he is being nominated, given his standing, given his gravitas in Ukrainian politics. It is an indication of the level of our political relations with Ukraine. When it comes to the solution to the Transnistrian conflict, I can only reiterate that the Republic of Moldova is firmly committed... 15/04/2024 | 16:58:00 Thank you. Yes, indeed it is disappointing to see some of our citizens being willing to sell the national interests of the country for whatever material benefits or personal benefits that the Kremlin provides. It is unfortunate, we can only unmask this behaviour in the hope that our citizens will be able to make a difference when it comes to elections. And we are confident that our citizens know better, and we plan to show that in the referendum at the end of this year. The unity, the... 15/04/2024 | 16:54:06 Thank you, dear Mister GONCHARENKO. The Transnistrian conflict is a sensitive topic for the Republic of Moldova, and for me personally. My father is a veteran of the war in 1992. But as long as there is a modicum of hope that we can have a peaceful solution of the conflict, we will never give up on the peaceful settlement, and the Republic of Moldova is firmly committed to a peaceful, sustainable solution. And in fact, the EU accession process opens new important avenues and presents a strong... 15/04/2024 | 16:51:26 Thank you, indeed. The Republic of Moldova has received the green light from the European Union to start negotiations in the Council decision in December, and in this context, I would like to thank everyone of you who represent an EU member state for this decision because the Republic of Moldova has always received the backing and support when it comes to our accession process. When it comes to the shortcomings or the challenges that we are facing, of course, they are well-known. Many of them... 15/04/2024 | 16:48:28 Thank you, dear Mr Titus CORLĂŢEAN, Indeed, the Gagauz autonomy has been hijacked by a criminally organised group by the oligarch who is convicted to 15 years in jail for the billion-dollar fraud in the Republic of Moldova, and is a fugitive from Moldovan justice, and through corruption and through acting as a de facto proxy of the Kremlin, has tried consistently to destabilise the situation in the Republic of Moldova. What we can do at home is law enforcement, is taking action, to address... 15/04/2024 | 16:32:48 Dear President, thank you for your invitation to address the distinguished members of the Assembly. It is indeed a great honour to return back in my new capacity, especially at a time when we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe, but also at a time of great peril and great suffering that our region is going through. Dear Secretary General, dear members of the Assembly, Excellencies, in a time when the international law is severely violated, multi-lateralism is under attack... 24/01/2024 | 16:21:37 Dear colleagues, I would like to first commend the rapporteurs and the OECD and its member states for the generous and timely assistance to Ukraine. Moldova will continue to provide its assistance to the largest number of women, children and elderly that have come to seek refuge in my country, but the OECD's shared values and global partnership can only be ensured through a robust sanctions mechanism. We are seeing that currently the sanctions regime is not really achieving its goals, and... 12/10/2023 | 16:46:05 Thank you. Dear colleagues, I would like to start by thanking the rapporteurs for the solid work that they have done. I would like to say that it is very good that we currently have reached the point of soul searching and having this collective wisdom to ponder upon these important topics. Of course, we failed to do that in 2019, we failed to do that in 2015, and we all failed to do that collectively in 2008 and before. The imperial ambition of Putin's Russia was evident to everyone who had...