After achieving independence from the Soviet Union,the Republic of Moldova established relations with other European countries. A course for European Union integration and neutrality define the country's foreign policy guidelines.
The president of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova. The current president is Maia Sandu,who assumed office on 24 December 2020.
The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was a key element of the détente process during the Cold War. Although it did not have the force of a treaty,it recognized the boundaries of postwar Europe and established a mechanism for minimizing political and military tensions between East and West and improving human rights in the Communist Bloc. The first phase was the Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Helsinki in 1973,the second negotiations held in Geneva from 1973 to 1975,and the third the Helsinki summit in 1975. The final document was signed in Helsinki,Finland on August 1,1975,by 33 European nations,the United States and Canada. It is often called the Helsinki Agreement. In 1994,the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) was established as a successor to CSCE.
The 2006 Transnistrian customs crisis started on March 3,2006,when Ukraine imposed new customs regulations on its border with Moldova on the Transnistrian region by declaring that it will only import goods from Transnistria with documents processed by Moldovan customs offices,as part of the implementation of a joint customs protocol between Ukraine and Moldova on December 30,2005.
Miroslav Lajčák is a Slovak politician and diplomat,former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. In addition,Lajčák also served as President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 72nd session from 2017 until 2018.
Moldovan-Spanish relations are foreign relations between Spain and Moldova. On 30 January 1992,Spain established diplomatic relations with Moldova. Spain is represented in Moldova via its embassy in Bucharest in Romania.
Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claimed that the election,which saw the governing Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) win a majority of seats,were fraudulent,and alternatively demanded a recount,a new election,or resignation of the government. Similar demonstrations took place in other major Moldovan cities,including the country's second largest,Batman where over 1,000 people protested.
Czech Republic–Moldova relations refer to foreign relations between the Czech Republic and Moldova. Moldova has an embassy in Prague. The Czech Republic has an embassy in Chişinău.
Vasile Ursu is a Moldovan engineer and politician,MP at the first Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in 1990-1994,acting interim general mayor of Chișinău in 2005-2007 and minister of transport and road management for 2007-2008. In 2008-2009 he held the position of Deputy Minister of Construction and Territory Development.
Natalia Gherman is a Moldovan politician who has been serving as executive director of the United Nations' Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate since 2023.
Aureliu Ciocoi is a Moldovan diplomat and politician who served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova from December 2020 to August 2021. He is currently the country's ambassador to Germany and Denmark. Prior positions that Ciocoi held include being the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador to the United States,China and Vietnam.
Vasile Bumacov is a Moldovan politician who served as Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova in the Second Vlad Filat Cabinet from 14 January 2011 until 18 February 2015,after replacing Valeriu Cosarciuc (2009–2011) and it was succeeded by Ion Sula (2015–2016). He served also as the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry. Since 2004,he has been a member of the Assembly of the Moldovan Academy of Sciences.
The Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to Ukraine is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Moldova to Ukraine,which also functions as the non-resident embassy of Moldova to Armenia,Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan.
Andrii Bohdanovych Deshchytsia is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician.
Moldova–Transnistria relations are the political and economic relations between the Republic of Moldova and Transnistria,an unrecognized state between the Dniester River and Ukraine. During the dissolution of the Soviet Union,political tensions in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic led to Transnistria declaring independence from Moldova,culminating in the Transnistrian War of 1992. As part of the ceasefire agreement ending the war,a Joint Control Commission composed of Moldovan,Transnistrian,and Russian forces was established to supervise the demilitarized zone which was located in the Transnistrian region. The Joint Control Commission still supervises the zone,and negotiations to resolve the dispute are ongoing. The negotiations are supported by the Russian Federation,Ukraine,the United States,the European Union,and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 11 July 2021. Following the resignation of Ion Chicu,the position of Prime Minister became vacant,with the Parliament being obligated to form a new government within three months. After the expiration of the constitutionally mandated period and two failed attempts to win parliamentary approval for the proposed cabinets,the Constitutional Court ruled on 15 April that the circumstances justifying a dissolution of the parliament were met. President Maia Sandu signed the decree dissolving the Parliament on 28 April and snap parliamentary elections were called on.
Tudor Ulianovschi is a Moldovan politician and diplomat who was Foreign Minister of Moldova between January 2018 and June 2019. Prior to that,he served as the Moldovan Ambassador to Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Natalia Zarudna is a Ukrainian career diplomat,has headed the Programme Office in Astana since December 2011. Before joining the OSCE,she represented her country in Germany and Denmark,and was Ambassador-at-large for environmental issues and for humanitarian and cultural cooperation. In 2002 and 2003,she served as Deputy Foreign Minister.
Varuzhan Nersesyan is an Armenian diplomat who is currently the ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom. Prior to this,he has served as the ambassador to the United States from November 2018 to July 2021. He was appointed an ambassador to United Kingdom on 16 July 2021.
