Moldovan minister was forced to apologize for kind words about the Russian army
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova, Aureliu Ciocoi, was forced to apologize for his words that the Russian army “stopped the bloodshed” on the Dniester in 1992.
He reports this to Newsmaker, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Unfortunately, my words were misinterpreted. My mistake was that I did not complete my thought. This went so far that veterans of the war on the Dniester felt offended. Taking this opportunity, I want to express my deep respect to the people who fought and shed blood in this war,” Chokoy justified.
The MPs to whom the minister apologized took his words to heart and called on other ministers of the current government to refrain from making political statements that divide society.
“We had a very honest conversation with the minister. He explained the context in which this unfortunate phrase was uttered. And he is very sorry. This sentence was taken out of context. He apologized to the parliamentary faction, veterans, and all people who felt offended by what was said,” said deputy Dmitry Dyakov.
Let us recall that last week the pro-European bloc ACUM in the Moldovan parliament demanded Ciocoi. Debates on the no-confidence vote will take place over the next 14 days.
In addition to recognizing the role of Russia, the minister allowed himself to accuse Moldovan politicians of “provoking certain separatist forces in the Transnistrian region.” Moreover, he did it twice
Moldovan President Igor Dodon tried to calm the conflict, claiming that Chokoy's statements were misinterpreted. They say that Chokoy meant peacekeeping troops, and not the army led at that time by General Alexander Lebed.
It is noteworthy that last year the previous Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, NICU Popescu, got into a similar conflict. He was part of the government of Maia Sandu, who is now demanding Ciocoi's resignation.
Popescu called the Transnistrian conflict of 1992 a civil war and called for overcoming its consequences through dialogue. For this, he was sharply criticized by members of the ACUM bloc, but it did not come to resignation.
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