Chisinau, 17 December – Prime Minister Vlad Filat held a news briefing on the results of his visit to Brussels, the government’s communications and press relations department has said.
The prime minister said that it was a good visit and that he had consistent discussions with European officials. The prime minister emphasized that he made sure once again that there is a great interest in Moldova and that the country has many friends willing to help it advance on the path of democracy and integration into the European Union.
Vlad Filat specified that, at a meeting with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, he discussed the outcomes achieved by the Moldovan government in 2010, the post-electoral situation in Moldova and emerging prospects.
The European official said that the Moldovan government continues to work to fulfill the assumed commitments. Van Rompuy noted that he has a planned visit to Moldova in early 2011.
At a meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, the prime minister discussed the evolutions in Moldova, the latest political events in the country, as well as the actions aiming at driving the country closer to the European Union’s standards.
Jose Manuel Barroso congratulated Moldova over the successful holding of the snap parliamentary polls, stressing that the latter took place in line with the democratic norms. The European Commission’s president gave assurances that the European Union will further back Moldova on the European integration path. He urged the Moldovans to continue the European integration process and efficiently implement the reforms started in 2010.
The prime minister added that, on 16 December evening, the European Union approved the EU-Moldova Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation. The document will be handed to Moldova’s authorities by European Commissioner for Internal Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom, who will visit Moldova.
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