Chisinau, April 15. /MOLDPRES/. Parliament Speaker Igor Corman today met former Polish president Alexander Kwasniewski, former Serbian president Boris Tadic and Albanian ex-president Rexhep Meidani, the parliament’s communication and public relations department has reported. The officials are on a two-day visit to Chisinau, within the INSPIRED Integrated Support Programme for Inclusive Reform and Democratic Dialogue, implemented by the East European Foundation.

The sides addressed issues of Moldova’s European agenda, the domestic situation and developments in the region.

Igor Corman welcomed the three former presidents presence in Chisinau, noting that their visit was a gesture of solidarity with Moldova’s European integration within a complex regional context. Referring to the domestic situation, the parliament speaker said the authorities were determined to pursue the European agenda and associate Moldova to the EU, stressing that the support of Moldovas friends was welcome to this effect.

The officials also discussed the importance of communicating with the citizens on the benefits of European integration and highlighted the need to involve all forces in the process, including the civil society.

For their part, the former presidents of Poland, Serbia and Albania emphasised the successes achieved by Moldova in the European integration process and encouraged the authorities to continue the countrys modernisation. The officials also referred to the role of the authorities in explaining the benefits of Moldovas integration to the citizens and voiced full support for Moldova’s European agenda.

The INSPIRED Integrated Support Programme for Inclusive Reform and Democratic Dialogue, implemented by the East European Foundation and the Eastern Partnership for Democracy, supported by the EU, is set to contribute to the culture of democratic dialogue, based on principles of political pluralism, inclusion and participation of the civil society in decision-making and implementation of state policies in various fields.

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