Meetings of the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration during the working visit to Brussels

On September 13-15, 2023, the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian paid a working visit to Brussels, during which he had a series of meetings with officials from the European Union institutions.

On Thursday, September 14, Deputy Prime Minister Serebrian was the special guest of the Political and Security Committee at a session moderated by Ambassador Delphine Pronk, the Committee's chairperson. The Deputy Prime Minister made a presentation of the current situation in the eastern districts of the country, followed by a round of comments and questions & answers. The European officials and ambassadors of the EU countries present at the event were informed about the activity of the negotiation formats regarding the transnistrian settlement and on the government's priorities in promoting the reintegration policies of the country and achieving the objective of settling the transnistrian conflict respecting the territorial integrity of the country. The important role of the EU in the context of the Republic of Moldova's completion of the pre-accession stages was highlighted, with the remark that the progress made in the European integration process will contribute directly to the advancement of the reintegration process of the country, the restoration of single national spaces, sustainable development of the country and to the prosperity of the inhabitants on both banks of the Nistru river.

During the meetings, Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Serebrian evoked the need to maintain the dialogue with the Community institutions in order to boost the settlement process of the transnistrian file. EU officials welcomed the way the Moldovan authorities handled this file in the complicated regional context generated by the Russian aggression against Ukraine, expressing their readiness to further support Chișinau in its reintegration efforts.

During the visit, Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Serebrian was accompanied by the head of the Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union, Ambassador Daniela Morari and the head of the Bureau for Reintegration Policies, Alin Gvidiani.