Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on an unannounced visit to Chisinau. He had a meeting with Maia Sandu
Head of state Maia Sandu met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Chisinau. The officials discussed the situation in the neighbouring country and security challenges in the region and reconfirmed Moldova's support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, a presidential administration statement said.
"The talks also focused on ways to support each other in carrying out reforms that would speed up our process of accession to the European Union," the statement added.
President Maia Sandu noted that our country supports Ukraine's peace plan and advocates the creation of an International Tribunal to investigate and punish the atrocities of Russian aggression.
During his visit to Chisinau, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister was received by Prime Minister Dorin Recean.
"Both countries share a commitment to EU integration. And as we succeed in moving forward on this path, we are grateful that Moldova is protected by the shield of Ukrainian heroes," the prime minister wrote on Twitter.
Also today, Dmytro Kuleba met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Nicu Popescu, who also reconfirmed our country's support for the war-affected neighbouring country.
"Since the first day of the war, the Republic of Moldova has been helping our Ukrainian neighbours by supporting refugees, securing supply routes to and from Ukraine and will continue to provide support in this regard, including by participating in the implementation of the Corridors of Solidarity initiative."
In the context of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine obtaining the status of candidate countries for accession to the European Union, the two diplomats expressed their common interest in closer interaction in the field of the EU accession process, but also on a bilateral level.
"In this regard, we welcomed the efforts of the relevant institutions of the Republic of Moldova to strengthen cooperation in the field of railway infrastructure and energy sector, including the diversification of electricity sources for our country with the help of Ukraine ", said Nicu Popescu.
