Azerbaijan operation will end if separatists 'lay down arms': President

Azerbaijan's operation in Nagorno-Karabakh will end if Armenian separatists "lay down their arms", President Ilham Aliyev said in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, according to a presidency statement Wednesday, AFP reports.

Vladimir Bolea asked Brussels for support for farmers affected by the drought

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, Vladimir Bolea, requested in Brussels, support for the farmers from the Republic of Moldova, affected by the drought. The statement was made during the "Mission of European Farmers" conference.

LIVE // Government meeting

The members of the Government will examine in today's meeting the proposal regarding the extension of the state of emergency by 60 days.

Chisinau will host the 4th meeting of the Support Platform for the Republic of Moldova: Two development funds will also be discussed

The support needs for the Republic of Moldova, in the context of the crises caused by Russia's war in Ukraine, will be analyzed during the 4th meeting of the Support Platform for the Republic of Moldova, Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced in a briefing. The event will take place on October 17 and will bring together representatives of over 30 countries and international organizations.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs

The European path of the Republic of Moldova and the importance of the support offered by the USA in carrying out the necessary reforms to achieve this goal were addressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Nicu Popescu, at a meeting with the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, Yuri Kim.

Ukraine urgently needs air defenses -NATO head

Ukraine urgently needs air defenses, including ammunition, spare parts and maintenance for the systems the Ukrainian military already has, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Reuters on Tuesday.

Protesters in Armenia’s Yerevan call on PM to resign over Karabakh crisis

Protesters in Armenia’s capital Yerevan called on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign Tuesday, hours after he denounced calls for a “coup” as Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Armenian-populated Karabakh, AFP reports.

Zelenski accuses Russia, from the UN platform, of having expansionist ambitions: Parts of the Republic of Moldova and Georgia remain occupied

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a global front against Russian aggression in a dramatic speech to the UN General Assembly. “The goal of the present war against Ukraine is to turn our lands, our people, our resources into a weapon against you, against the international rules-based order,” he said, CNN reports.

The Constitutional Court upholds its decision: Members of the former "SHOR" party cannot participate in elections for the next 5 years

The Constitutional Court decided to stop the verification of the sanctions against the dissolved Shor party, introduced in the Electoral Code at the end of July. The reason - the parity of votes, two judges voted for and two others against the litigation registered by the group of Shor deputies.

MEP Corina Crețu: "The Republic of Moldova must be assisted in its European path"

The Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, had a meeting today with the MEP Corina Crețu, who came to Chisinau. Officials discussed the importance of investing in the green economy and infrastructure.

Head of the CNA explains how the phenomenon of corruption in the medical system can be reduced

In order to reduce the phenomenon of corruption in the medical system, it is necessary to train new skills among the population, said the director of the National Anticorruption Center (CNA), Iulian Rusu, in the show "La 360 de grade" on Radio Moldova. The official stated that the official payment of additional medical services, with receipts and online scheduling for doctor's consultations, would be some of the actions that could reduce this phenomenon.

Armenia calls on Russian peacekeepers to intervene in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan on Tuesday launched a military operation in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region and demanded the total withdrawal of Armenian forces from the mountainous territory as a precondition for peace, Reuters reports quoted by Rador.