CHISINAU (Sputnik) — The government of Moldova stands for the development of a constructive political dialogue with Russia, the country’s new prime minister said Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti signed a decree approving Deputy Chairman of the Liberal-Democratic Party Valeriu Strelet as the country's new prime minister.
Though the new government's action plan implies that the former Soviet republic will strive for European integration and broader strategic partnership with the US and NATO, Strelet assured that it also presupposed cooperation with Russia.
"The Cabinet intends to encourage a political dialogue with the Russian Federation for the normalization of bilateral relations in trade, economic, energy and migration spheres," he said in an address to the parliament.
The post of prime minister has been vacant in Moldova since June 12, when the country’s then Prime Minister Chiril Gaburici stepped down amid a corruption scandal and investigation into his alleged forging of school and university diplomas.
