Dorin Recean, in Bucharest: "We are fighting against hybrid threats, strengthening our resilience and reforming"
The Republic of Moldova is under hybrid attack from the Russian Federation, but has managed to strengthen state institutions to face these challenges, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said at the opening of the Forum on Security in the Black Sea Region and the Balkans in Bucharest.
Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă said that the security threats in the Black Sea area from the Russian Federation require the presence of allies in the region.
The effects of the war unleashed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine are felt most at regional level, said Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă. According to the official, the countries in the region need to properly assess the security and safety situation in order to act appropriately.
"A large part of the components of this large-scale Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. We have the clearest definitions of a war of conquest, but also of a neo-colonial war. In terms of threats, we must remember the abuse by Russia of entire areas of the Black Sea, not only in Ukraine, where it has announced ongoing military exercises", said Nicolae Ciucă.
Chisinau Prime Minister Dorin Recean said that the Republic of Moldova understood its role in the current security architecture. It must participate in regional security, including by defending its border, which is also the border of the European Union.
"We have strengthened the capacities of Moldova's institutions to face these challenges, and from now on we must also focus on the security agenda. The Republic of Moldova has made a huge leap in terms of understanding the status of neutrality, what it is and what it is not. We understand that the status of neutrality cannot protect you where it is not respected", concluded Dorin Recean.
The head of the Chisinau Cabinet of Ministers also confirmed Moldova's firm commitment to contribute to regional stability, security and development, because only together we are stronger.
"Thanks to Romania and the whole European Union, during a difficult winter, we resisted energy blackmail and managed to access new energy sources. Together with all our partners, we are fighting hybrid threats, building resilience and reforming. We are thus continuing Moldova's European integration to ensure the peaceful and democratic development of the country, to face common challenges and to build a more secure future", Dorin Recean added.
The 7th Black Sea and Balkan Security Forum will examine all types of security risks and threats, in particular in the light of the war unleashed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. Officials and experts from Chisinau will address the challenges facing the Republic of Moldova in this regional context.
