Moldovan PM congratulates Romania on taking over EU Council presidency

Chisinau, 4 January /MOLDPRES/- Prime Minister Pavel Filip today sent a letter to Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă, congratulating Romania on the occasion of taking over the presidency of the EU Council - a stage of great responsibility and a special opportunity to assert.

According to the government’s communication and protocol department, Pavel Filip voiced hope that during the Romanian presidency over the EU, Moldova will move forward in its relations with the EU and will strengthen its position in the Eastern Partnership.

"We welcome the intention of the Romanian presidency to launch strategic reflections on the future of cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries (EaP). Moldova is interested in the future of the EaP to combine in a more harmonious way the needs of technical and sectoral cooperation with the long-term political priorities of the Eastern partners, especially the three associated countries," the letter reads.

The Moldovan official said that at present, there is a very good dialogue with Bucharest, and the common agenda is a European one. Infrastructure and interconnection projects will be further developed, so that Moldova should be closer to the big European family.

Filip wished the Romanian government success, and voiced confidence that this is an opportunity both for advancing the European agenda of the Republic of Moldova and for deepening the bilateral cooperation.

Romania took over the EU Council Presidency on 1 January 2019. The EU Council is the institution in which the governments of member states promote their national positions. It is one of the seven European institutions, which, together with the European Parliament and the European Commission, is responsible for the negotiation of European legislation.