The Republic of Moldova must remain a priority, President Nicusor Dan said on Tuesday, voicing optimism that the citizens of this country will continue to support the European path in the parliamentary elections that are going to take place at the end of September.

„The Republic of Moldova must remain a priority. We shall continue to support both the efforts to join the Union and all the concrete matters which the Republic of Moldova needs: transport, energy, economic cooperation. I am optimistic that the citizens of the Republic of Moldova will continue – in the elections that will take place at the end of next month – on the European path,” Nicusor Dan said at the meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions, heads of consular offices and directors of Romanian cultural institutes accredited abroad, on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy.

He underscored that Romania will continue granting support to Ukraine and collaborating with its partners to this end.

During the meeting at the Cotroceni Palace, the head of state highlighted that Romania must insist on three aspects: security, the economic dimension and Romanians abroad.

According to the president, Romania will continue to be a NATO ally and is interested in the Black Sea area.

„In this respect, we must use the Bucharest 9 format. We shall organise the Bucharest 9 summit next year. We must invest in defence. The SAFE [Security Action for Europe] instrument of the European Commission, for which we have already sent proposals, is a way to do that,” Nicusor Dan added.

AGERPRES