The president of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, on Friday travelled to Romania at the invitation of her counterpart Klaus Iohannis. At the press conference following the official meeting, the Romanian president said the talks were solid and focused on many topics of bilateral interest, taking into account the long-lasting and sincere connections between the two countries. He congratulated Maia Sandu on Moldova’s EU accession candidate status granted at the European Council meeting on June 23-24. This is a historic achievement, a landmark in the history of the country, Klaus Iohannis said, and added that Romania will continue to support Moldova through all the means available to it. The two presidents also agreed to take decisive steps in terms of inter-connecting the electricity networks of their countries, and discussed the potential of the Iaşi-Ungheni-Chişinău pipeline as a vital element of Moldova’s energy security. The president of Moldova Maia Sandu said Bucharest stood by Chisinau over the years, and Romania’s voice was heard strongly in Brussels in support of Moldova’s EU candidate status. Maia Sandu voiced her confidence that the Moldovan-Romanian partnership will contribute to overcoming the difficulties caused by the war in Ukraine.
