Afirmaţiile precum că autorităţile moldoveneşti ar „trăda” cetăţenii moldoveni aflaţi peste hotare cu ocazia participării la referendum sunt aberaţii primitive şi absurde.

By Vlad Filat. © 2010 European Voice

‘Visa dialogue' is less about visas than about finding the best way to secure legitimate interests.

The debate on visa liberalization for the EU's neighbors is highly politicized. Arguments in favor of ‘fortress Europe' often clash with arguments against the emergence of a ‘Schengen wall'. But this debate starts from a false premise. The real question for the EU is not whether it should liberalize visas for its neighbors, but rather how it can best secure its legitimate interests – the effective management of people's movements and the construction of a common European area of justice, liberty and security.

Moldova was elected as member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for 2010-2013 with the vote of 175 member countries, following elections to the UN General Assembly in New York on 13 May. This is the result of consistent diplomatic efforts made over the last years by the Foreign and European Integration Ministry and its permanent representations in Geneva and New York.

A current meeting on the promotion of the Moldova-EU Political Dialogue was held in Brussels on 4 May. Moldova's delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign and European Integration Minister Natalia Gherman.