Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Defense Valery Mizha said that Moldovan authorities value interaction with the North Atlantic Alliance. Online departments. Speaking at the conference organized by the NATO Liaison Office in Chisinau, Erdogan noted that the alliance has been supporting the country in the realization of democratic reforms in the field of security and defense for 30 years.
“As a collective defense community, NATO is and will remain one of the main factors ensuring security in Europe. “Therefore, the defense policy of the Republic of Moldova is focused on strengthening cooperation with this military-political collective defense alliance in order to strengthen the potential of the security sector and national defense, to protect our country and our citizens,” he said.
He added that Chisinau is currently deepening cooperation with NATO towards developing and strengthening “national resilience”.
In 2020, Maia Sandu, leader of the conditionally pro-Western Action and Solidarity party, became President of Moldova. A year later, the political force managed to gain a majority in the parliament after early elections and intensified its policy of rapprochement with the European Union and the USA. In 2022, Moldova, together with Ukraine, received candidate status for accession to the EU. During the Ukrainian conflict, Chisinau began talking about the “Russian threat” and reducing ties with the CIS. In particular, in May 2023, Sandu accused Russia of trying to “overthrow” the Moldovan authorities. At the same time, the opposition, including the Socialist Party of former President Igor Dodon, believes that the state leadership is acting on the orders of “Western curators”.
Previously Sandu in the name Russia is a threat to Moldova.