Nicu Popescu will convey to the NATO summit that the Republic of Moldova wants to speed up cooperation with the member states of the Alliance

The Republic of Moldova wants to boost cooperation with NATO member states, the North Atlantic organization NATO and together with the Republic of Moldova-EU-NATO trilateral format. This is the message that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration, Nicu Popescu, will convey at a meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, which is being held on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. At the same time, the head of Moldovan diplomacy will emphasize the fact that, at present, our country is not threatened militarily, but must face a spectrum of hybrid, energetic, economic threats.

Secretary General of NATO had a meeting with the President of Lithuania. The last preparations for the Alliance summit, on the discussion agenda

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Vilnius on Monday 10 July and discussed the final preparations for the NATO Summit with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda.

NATO Summit: Decisions, security measures and the atmosphere in the capital of Lithuania

In less than 24 hours, the summit of the North Atlantic Alliance, the most important and the biggest event in the history of Lithuania, will start in Vilnius. Decisions are to be made regarding NATO security. "Our summit will send a clear message. NATO is united", said the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg. The central topic will focus on strengthening NATO's relations with Ukraine, which will "bring the war-torn country closer to NATO."

Since the beginning of 2023, more than one million passengers have passed through Chisinau International Airport

Since the beginning of 2023, more than one million passengers have passed through Chisinau International Airport, which represents an increase of 65.4% or more than 400 thousand passengers compared to the previous year.

Five commanders captured at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol returned from Turkey with Volodimir Zelensky

Ukraine has returned to its homeland five defenders of "Azovstal" who were in Turkey after being released from Russian captivity following negotiations with the Turkish side.

Next year, France will disburse €40 million of a €120 million loan to Moldova

A first tranche of 40 million euros from a 120 million euro loan from the French Development Agency for the implementation of energy sector reform projects will be disbursed by the end of this year, French Ambassador to Moldova Graham Paul told Moldova 1 television. According to the diplomat, the energy sector is very important for Moldova. Although significant progress has been made recently, many actions remain to be implemented to improve energy resilience and security, and to adapt it to European norms and standards, said Ambassador Graham Paul.

Survey conducted ahead of Vilnius Summit: 70% of respondents would vote for their country to remain a member of NATO

Ahead of next week's NATO summit in Vilnius, a poll commissioned by the North Atlantic Alliance found support for NATO membership, collective defence and defence spending. Overall, support for NATO remains strong, as does support for continuing to provide assistance to Ukraine.

Damage from the riots in France amounts to almost €300 million

Damages from street fighting in France caused by the killing of an Algerian teenager by a policeman amount to about 280 million euros, French insurers said, having received nearly 6,000 claims so far, Bloomberg reports.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly calls for transformation of the Dniester peacekeeping mission into an international civilian one

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, meeting in Vancouver, Canada, at its 30th annual session, adopted a Resolution on the situation in the Republic of Moldova. It calls for the transformation of the Nistru peacekeeping mission into an international civilian one. According to the former deputy prime minister for reintegration, Alexandru Flenchea, this request was made by the Republic of Moldova 20 years ago.

Romanian expert: Ukraine will not receive the invitation to join the North Atlantic Alliance at the Vilnius Summit

The creation of a new NATO-Ukraine Council at the Alliance's Vilnius Summit on 11-12 July, where Ukraine will discuss on an equal footing with NATO allies, argues the importance that Ukraine is given in this difficult period, said for Radio Moldova, the political commentator from Bucharest, Laurențiu Pleșca. The expert argues that Ukraine will not receive the invitation to become a NATO member in Vilnius, but this could happen after the end of the war.

Mircea Geoană reiterates NATO support for Moldova. Igor Grosu: "A neutral country needs a strong defence system"

A neutral country needs a strong defence system, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated this once again, said Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu at a joint press conference in Brussels with NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană. The senior NATO official noted that NATO strongly supports the right of the Republic of Moldova to decide its own future without external interference and in full support of the constitutional neutrality of the state.

The Minister of Agriculture visits Ukraine. Together with officials from the Baltic countries they inspected Ukrainian ports

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) Vladimir Bolea together with officials from the Baltic countries pay a visit to Ukrainian ports, accompanied by Ukrainian Minister Mykola Solski. The delegation is inspecting terminals in the region of the ports and discussing with Ukrainian authorities with a view to facilitating the export of domestic agricultural goods and coordinated transit of agricultural goods from Ukraine, according to a statement issued by MAIA.