In Gagauzia configured to autonomy has become a bridge between Chisinau and capital of Russia, said the elected Governor Irina Vlah in broadcast television channel ".

Election of the head of the Gagauz autonomy were held on Sunday. The new head of the region has become Vlach, She scored 51, 01% of the vote. Gagauzia traditionally advocated a rapprochement with Russia, while the official Chisinau proclaimed the course of European integration.

According to Vlach, " the inhabitants of our autonomy, and residents of the Republic of Moldova is highly expressed interest in strengthening relations with the Russian Federation ". She said that in this direction, " there are serious developments ", Gagauzia plans to conclude a Treaty with Tatarstan and other regions."

"We are committed to Gagauzia has become a bridge between Chisinau and capital of Russia ", - said Vlad.

She expressed confidence that the Elections " will seriously affect the vector in the Republic of Moldova began to change ".

in February 2014 in the autonomy held a referendum on the issue of the choice of the vector of foreign policy. More than 98% of its members voted for the integration of Moldova into the Customs Union.

Gagauzia is an Autonomous territorial entity in the South of Moldova. There are 155, 6 thousand, or 4, 6% of the population. The share of the Gagauz accounts for 82, 1% of the total population of autonomy (127, 8 thousand people), and Bulgarians - 5, 1% (8 thousand), Moldovans - 4, 8% (7, 5 thousand people), Russian - 3, 8% (5, 9 thousand people), Ukrainians - 3, 2% (4, 9 thousand), other nationalities - 1%.

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