Moldavian Zakharov responded to Zakharova for NATO
Moldova will take part in the largest NATO exercise Defender 23 in Europe, led by the United States, which will begin on April 22. They will be held simultaneously in ten European countries.
The Pentagon has already begun transferring military equipment from the United States to Spain. The exercises will involve 26 thousand military personnel, including 9 thousand American soldiers.
In addition, it became known that a military base with a training ground and ammunition depots will be created near Chisinau in the next 5 years at the expense of the state budget. Expenses from the state budget. Infrastructure construction has already begun.
The Minister of Defense of Moldova, Anatoly Nosatiy, stated this on RliveTV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“We are talking about creating an infrastructure from scratch that would allow the deployment of a military unit in accordance with modern standards,” Nosaty said.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, criticized Moldova’s cooperation with NATO.
“We have seen what the deepening cooperation of some states with the alliance and its promises of support in the face of the “Russian threat” lead to – “color revolutions”, coups d’etat, political instability and economic crisis. The post-Soviet space is a kind of testing ground for NATO for geopolitical confrontation with our country. Apparently, the same fate awaits Moldova,” Zakharova said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova advised their Russian colleagues not to “interfere in the internal affairs of Moldova”
Press Secretary of the Moldavian Foreign Ministry Igor Zakharov responded that Moldova “does not accept such statements and interference in the internal affairs” of our country.
“Relations of the Republic of Moldova with various international organizations, including NATO, are a sovereign and independent decision of our country. The authorities are developing partnerships with organizations and states in order to preserve the peace and security of the country. Let us remind you that the Republic of Moldova has established and developed cooperative relations with NATO since 1992,” Zakharov said.
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