President: Moldova will "never" unite with Romania

Moldovan interim President and Speaker Mihai Ghimpu told reporters last week that the country will never unite with Moldova.

"The fact that we speak Romanian does not mean that Moldova has to unify with Romania. That's a bluff. There will never be unification with Romania," Mr. Ghimpu added.

He explained that, especially after Romanian President Traian Basescu's visit, "it became clear that no unification is possible with Romania. Moldova is a sovereign state."

Mr. Ghimpu heads the Liberal Party, which is one of the more openly pro-Romanian groups in the Alliance for European Integration. As a result, the interim President and other Liberal officials have been accused by the Communist opposition of wanting unification with Romania.