Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Moldovan officials meet E.U. representatives, talks about visa-free travel to E.U. to start in 2010

Prime Minister Vlad Filat and Foreign Affairs and European Integration Minister Iurie Leanca were in Brussels at the beginning of the week to talk to E.U. officials about the country's European aspirations.

The Moldovan and E.U. officials decided to release a joint statement, in which they spoke about "the need to uphold human rights standards, democratic principles and the rule of law in Moldova, stressing the role of civil society in this context" and "to set up in 2010 a dialogue examining the conditions for visa-free travel of Moldovan citizens to the EU as a long-term goal."

The joint statement can be read here.

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