Liberal Democrats ask Ukraine for moratorium on tough new border control measures

Vlad Filat, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, the largest faction in the new ruling Alliance for European Integration (AEI), met with the Ukrainian Ambassador to Moldova today.

Mr. Filat said he asked Ukrainian authorities to temporarily suspend their new border crossing measures which requires Moldovans who want to visit Ukraine to prove they have at least 1,100 Euros on their person.

The money is supposed to indicate that foreign citizens can sustain themselves while in Ukraine.

Mr. Filat argued that the new policy was implemented because "the officials that have governed Moldova until now have not been able to communicate properly" with Ukraine. He expressed his hope that a new Government will start negotiations about this new policy in September.

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