Chisinau, October 2. /MOLDPRES/. Parliament Speaker Marian Lupu today held a meeting with ambassadors of the western European neutral countries with N, who are also members of the WEP 5 group (Western European Partners), according to the parliament’s communication and public relations department.

The representatives of Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and Ireland accredited to NATO informed Lupu about the neutrality experience of the western European states, as well as the aspects of cooperation with the North-Atlantic Alliance. They said the North-Atlantic Alliance provides various cooperation opportunities for the neutral states, focused on interoperability, skills development and cooperation with the troops in operations at the international level.

In the same context, Lupu noted that Moldova’s permanent neutrality status is envisaged in the Constitution, and it brings many benefits to the country, including in the political settlement of the Transnistrian conflict. Lupu said Moldova’s neutrality status does not represent an impediment to the country’s European integration path.

In the context, Lupu said the European integration was declared as a major goal for Moldova’s internal and external policy, and the ruling alliance promotes the democratization, modernization, implementation of the European values and standards, aimed at stabilizing the state, transforming Moldova into a stable partner and credible for dialogue, thus contributing to strengthening the stability and security in the region, as well as at the European level.

Also, Lupu said that the experience of the five states in their cooperation with the North-Atlantic Alliance is very important, as it can be also taken over by Moldova in the limits of the national legal framework.

The WEP 5 group is an informal group of ambassadors of the western European neutral countries with NATO. They regularly hold meetings to discuss and coordinate their joint initiatives and stances as regards the foreign policy and cooperation with the North-Atlantic Alliance.

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