(ANSA) - REYKJAVIK, 18 MAY - Moldova wants to join the European Union "as soon as possible" to protect itself from the Russian threat and hopes for a decision "in the coming months" on the opening of talks, said the president of the country, Maia Sandu, in an interview with the AFP news agency.
"We believe we can only save our democracy by being part of the EU," Sandu said ahead of a pro-European rally in Chisinau. "Russia will continue to be a major source of instability in the years to come and we must protect ourselves," he added on the sidelines of a Council of Europe summit that ended Tuesday in Iceland. (ANSA).
Moldova, we want to join the EU as soon as possible
2023-05-18T10:29:25.390Z
Highlights: Moldova wants to join the European Union "as soon as possible" to protect itself from the Russian threat. The country hopes for a decision "in the coming months" on the opening of talks. "Russia will continue to be a major source of instability in the years to come and we must protect ourselves," says Moldova's president, Maia Sandu. "We believe we can only save our democracy by being part of the EU," Sandu says ahead of a pro-European rally in Chisinau.
Moldova wants to join the European Union "as soon as possible" to protect itself from the Russian threat and hopes for a decision "in the coming months" on the opening of talks: said the president of the country, Maia Sandu, in an interview with the agency of... (ANSA)