The Republic of Moldova will open, in the coming weeks, the first clusters of negotiations for EU accession, Mihail Popșoi, the country's Foreign Minister told Radio Moldova, Report informs.
According to Popșoi, the process is strongly supported by Poland, which holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
"The first clusters are to be opened soon, in the coming weeks. Moldovan President has an extremely close relationship with Poland's Prime Minister Tusk, who was the president of the European People's Party," Popșoi noted.
The official pointed out that close relations with Denmark, which will take over the presidency of the Council of the EU after Poland, and continuous support from the member states will be essential in the next stages of the integration process.
“And we will work both at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the level of our colleagues in Parliament, in the Government, of President, to maintain these extremely close and tight relations with all countries, without exception, in the European Union, so that we can move forward, in a way that increases the trust of our partners that we are not only in good faith but that we deliver results in the context of the commitments we have made.”