Chapter Moldova: the country's security will provide only a rapprochement with NATO
Moldovan leader Nicolae Timofti believes that the rapprochement with NATO, Moldova is the only way to strengthen the security of the state. In conversation Ukrainian media on Wednesday, He also called for the replacement of the peacekeeping forces in Transnistria on international observers.
in conversation portal Timofti called the presence of the 14th army of the Russian Federation in the Transnistrian region of the failures of the status of neutrality of Moldova, as enshrined in the Constitution. In his vision, in cooperation with NATO Chisinau obliged to learn from the experience of the Baltic States.
"one must take into account the example of the Baltic States - former Soviet republics, after their entry into NATO provided security, because article 5 of the North Atlantic Commonwealth provides for collective defence against armed attack. At the present time there are serious risks to the security of the Republic of Moldova, and our chance is the convergence and interaction with NATO, " said the head of Moldavia.
He believes that the current format of the Transnistrian settlement insolvent, and the peacekeeping forces, in his vision, in the area of security should be changed to international observers.
"in my opinion, the current settlement mechanism in the format "5 2" with the participation of international players have become somewhat outdated and today shows the inconsistency. I think it is quite appropriate to reflect on the possibility of increasing the productivity of negotiations by part of the format change, " added the President.
in the negotiations on the Transnistrian settlement process involved Moldova and Transnistria as the parties to the conflict