President of Moldova proposes to ban entry to Russian MPs

Moldavian President Nikolai Timofti spoke in favor of banning Russian deputies from entering the country, accusing them of interfering in the election campaign in Gagauzia, an autonomous republic on the territory of Moldova.

“I think that we must quickly intervene in the current situation. I asked Foreign Minister Natalia German to take the necessary measures to prohibit Russian deputies from coming to our country outside of official visits,” Timofti said on the public television channel Moldova-1.

According to the President of Moldova, Russian deputies are promoting in favor of cooperation with Russia in the territory of Gagauzia.

“I have already given instructions to Deputy Prime Minister Natalya German regarding diplomatic actions. Former Deputy Foreign Minister Valery Kiveri sent a note in this regard, however, they continue to come to our country,” said Nikolai Timofti.

Earlier, a number of State Duma deputies, including Nikolay Valuev, Irina Rodnina and Elena Drapeko, visited Chisinau and the Gagauz autonomy, where they came to support the candidate for the post of head of the autonomy Irina Vlach.

Customs Union and NATO

“If they do not comply with the rules of conduct, then it is necessary to deny them access to the territory of the Republic of Moldova,” emphasized Nicolae Timofti.

In February, the autonomy 2014 passed a referendum on the accession of autonomy to the Customs Union. Most of those who voted were in favor of Moldova’s integration into the Customs Union.

The leader of Moldova, during an interview with the Moldova-1 TV channel, also spoke in favor of rapprochement with NATO.

“The Moldovan army needs to be reformed, we live in different times when there are threats against our state. There is a danger of military conflict on the territory of the Republic of Moldova. Our chance is rapprochement and cooperation with NATO. I regret that we did not get closer to NATO when the time was right,” Timofti said.

Nikolai Timofti has been President since March 2012. At the end of November 2014, parliamentary elections were held in Moldova. The pro-Russian Socialist Party took the first place with 21,54%, the Liberal-Democratic Party took the second place, the Communist Party took the third place.