Opposition leader confirms meeting with IMF, World Bank, and EU representatives yesterday

Serafim Urechean, head of the Moldova Noastra [Our Moldova] Alliance, the smallest non-Communist parliamentary party (seven seats), told JurnalTV that the four opposition parties met with representatives from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the European Union yesterday.

Mr. Urechean said the meeting lasted for four hours.

The opposition leader's statements were a direct response to statements made by Igor Botan, head of the Association for Participatory Democracy and a leading civil society activist, on ProTV yesterday.

Mr. Botan suggested that coalition talks between the four opposition are in an impasse.

Stirea Zilei posted some video of the Western officials coming to the Moldova Noastra headquarters yesterday.