Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova Nicolae Popescu decided to resign.
He publicly stated this during a press conference, justifying this step with the need to take a break.
I inform you that I am resigning from the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs after successfully fulfilling the foreign policy goals set by the country’s President Maia Sandu, and at this stage I need a pause, – Popescu agency TASS.
He added that after his resignation he plans to continue “to support the government and its team in the process of European integration.”
The politician also informed that his successor in office, as well as the upcoming transformations in the Foreign Ministry and the government, will be announced later.
In turn, TASS, citing its sources in the government of Moldova, writes that Deputy Speaker of Parliament Mihai Popsoi will be appointed as the new head of the foreign affairs department.
And in the Cabinet of Ministers, according to them, a new position will be introduced – the head of the negotiation group on Chisinau’s accession to the European Union.
It is expected that Presidential Advisor Kristina Gerasimov will be appointed head of the group.
Earlier, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that in March 2024 the European Union will negotiate with Moldova and Ukraine on joining the EU.
