EU Special representative to Moldova: Discriminatory visa regime for Romanian citizens must be abolished

The Kyiv Post has an August 4 story quoting the European Union Special Representative to Moldova Kalman Mizsei as saying that "the discriminatory visa regime for Romanian citizens must be abolished."

Moldova imposed the visa regime immediately after the devastation of the Presidential and Parliamentary buildings on April 7, when President Voronin accused Romania of trying to stage a coup. Later, Moldova's Prosecutor General said that Romania was not involved in the devastation "as a country."

Mr. Mizsei added that talks about a new cooperation agreement between Moldova and the EU could begin in the fall, depending on the formation of a new Government and the stabilization of ties with Romania.