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The president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, travelled this weekend to Chi\u015fin\u0103u, in the Republic of Moldova, to meet with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu, on the day when the Romanian language was celebrated on both sides of the river Prut.<\/p>\n
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The two officials laid flowers at poet Mihai Eminescu\u2019s bust in the Stephen the Great Public Garden, and greeted the public.<\/p>\n
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Maia Sandu said the Romanian president\u2019s visit to Chi\u015fin\u0103u on the Day of the Romanian Language, the language that connects the two countries, is a symbolic one. She also highlighted the constant support received from Romania in the fields of energy, economy, culture and education.<\/p>\n
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Maia Sandu: \u201cThe ties between the Republic of Moldova and Romania have always been robust, but today Chi\u015fin\u0103u and Bucharest have the strongest and most profound relationship in our history. We are grateful to Romania for its support in consolidating the resilience of the Republic of Moldova. The start of our EU accession negotiations this June would not have been possible without Romania\u2019s comprehensive and consistent support.\u201d<\/p>\n
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In turn, president Iohannis emphasised the importance of the Romanian language and Latin alphabet, as essential elements of identity and culture, and mentioned that Romanian is one of the official languages of the European Union. He reiterated Romania\u2019s support for the security of Moldova and for its EU accession efforts.<\/p>\n
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Klaus Iohannis: \u201cThe Ia\u015fi-Ungheni-Chi\u015fin\u0103u natural gas pipeline became fully operational in October 2021 and consolidated the energy security of the Republic of Moldova. We also have solid cooperation for the development of the energy transport infrastructure, with the Suceava-B\u0103l\u0163i interconnection as a concrete example in this respect. For many years now, Romania has been Moldova\u2019s foremost trade partner. Romania\u2019s strategic commitment to Moldova\u2019s democratic development will remain unwavering in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Romanian official urged Moldovan citizens to choose to stay on the EU integration path at this autumn\u2019s referendum, and called on all international partners to provide consistent support to Chi\u015fin\u0103u in this respect.<\/p>\n
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Iohannis and Sandu also signed a Joint Declaration on bilateral cooperation to consolidate the resilience of the Republic of Moldova. The document was signed \u201cstarting from the special nature of bilateral relations, based on the shared language, culture and history,\u201d and it stipulates, among other things, that Romania pursues the goal of preparing Moldova for its EU accession in 2030 and of strengthening its defence potential against hybrid threats, disinformation and the undermining of democratic processes and the rule of law. (AMP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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