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Moldovan president Dodon says Moldova does not need its own army
During an interview with the Russian publication Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Moldovan President Igor Dodon expressed the belief that Moldova does not need its own military because it is a neutral country.
"We do not need an army. Moldova is a neutral country, [and] therefore should not have armed forces - neither on the left nor right bank of the Dniester. Who is there for us to fight with?" said Dodon.
Dodon earlier stated that the unrecognized Transdniestria could become part of Ukraine or …
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Moldovan President: Transnistria may become part of Ukraine
Moldovan President Igor Dodon stated in an interview with the Russian “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” that he believes that Transnistria has two paths moving forward: to join Ukraine or be a part of Moldova.
"I believe that all Transnistria must preserve all the powers that it has today: parliament, president, government, and flag. And we should not take a penny out of the Transnistrian budget. We should have a common state, a common budget, banking systems, a common foreign policy," Dodon said.
The …
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Moldova refuses two Russian historians entry into Transdniestria
Grigori Shkundin, Vice-President of the Russian Association of World War I historians, and Dmitry Surzhik, a Research Associate at the Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Executive Secretary of the Russian-Belarusian Association of Historians "Union Initiative of Remembrance and Concord", were detained at the airport in Chisinau on the evening of November 2, according to RBC news agency.
"Four scientists from Russia were to take part in a conference, ‘The Russian …
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Moldova approves joint control of its border with Ukraine
The Moldovan government approved the Agreement on the introduction of joint customs and border control at the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, Ukrinform reports.It was noted that the joint checkpoints will work at all points of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border, and the main purpose of introducing joint control is to simplify procedures when crossing the state border.The agreement on joint customs border control was signed between the governments of the two countries in early October in Chișinău during …
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Moldovan Constitutional Court allowed state language change to Romanian
The Constitutional Court of Moldova recognizes the Liberal-Democratic Party’s alleal to change the country’s official language from Moldovan to Romanian as legal, the court’s press service announced, as reported by Ukrinform.
“The initiative of a group of MPs [to change the designation of the official language from Moldovan to Romanian] corresponds to the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova,” the court’s ruling observes.
The court’s ruling is final and is not subject to …
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Ruling coalition of Moldova decides not to initiate impeachment of Dodon
Beginning the procedure for removing Moldovan President Igor Dodon from his post can bring about another political crisis, so the ruling coalition will not insist on holding a referendum on impeaching the president, as stated by the Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova Andrian Candu, reports Ukrinform.
“Firstly, the very procedure for removing the president from office is very long. It is necessary to create a parliamentary commission, which will gather evidence of the President’s violation of …
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UN General Assembly postpones debate on Russian troops in Transdniestria
The UN General Assembly has indefinitely postponed debate on the issue of the complete withdrawal of Russian troops and weapons from the territory of the Transdniestrian region of Moldova, as reported by the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, citing UN Spokesperson Brenden Varma.
"Based on a statement received from the delegates, the General Assembly has postponed the decision to include the topic of the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of the Republic of …
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Moldovan President Dodon: Swearing in of new Defense Minister violates acceptable bounds of political legitimacy
Moldovan President Igor Dodon released a statement on the swearing in of Defense Minister Eugen Sturza. The statement was published on the president’s website.
According to Dodon the actions of the Moldovan government have no political legitimacy.
“The regime will fall into the pit which it is digging for others. The swearing in of the defense minister goes beyond the limits of political legitimacy and demonstrates how powerlessness forces the government to make serious mistakes.
By not …
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Decree to appoint Moldovan Defense Minister to be signed by Speaker of Parliament, not President Dodon
The decree to appoint the Moldovan Minister of Defense will be signed by Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu, instead of President Igor Dodon, Newsmaker reports with reference to the Moldovan parliament’s press service.
The decree to appoint Defense Minister Eugen Sturza, a candidate rejected twice by Dodon, may be signed by Candu on October 24, the Moldovan parliament’s press service announced.
All the necessary documentation for the procedure will need to reach parliament from the …
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Expert: Russian troops will be in Transnistria until it is beneficial to Russia
The Operational Group of Russian Forces (OGRF), which is located in the northeastern part of Moldova, will not leave the unrecognized Transnistria, which borders Ukraine, until it is beneficial to the Russian Federation, as indicated by an expert, Volodymyr Kravchenko, in an article written for ZN.UA. "Russian troops will be in Transnistria until it is beneficial to Russia," the author of the article quoted the Ukrainian special representative on Transnistria settlement issues, Viktor …