Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to expanding cooperation with Moldova in trade, agriculture, defence, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, information technology, education and professional training. Addressing a ceremony marking the appointment of Syed Kashif Ali as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Moldova in Pakistan in Dubai, Gilani congratulated […]
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Power outages hit Ukraine, Moldova as Kyiv struggles against winter cold
Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to US President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the outages had been caused […]
Moldova pro-Europeans win resounding election victory
Moldova’s main pro-European party has won a resounding victory in parliamentary polls, results showed Monday, strengthening the hand of President Maia Sandu as the former World Bank economist pushes to reform her ex-Soviet country. Sunday’s snap election — called by Sandu in April to shore up her position against pro-Russia forces — saw her centre-right […]
Pro-Europeans hope for gains as Moldova elects parliament
Voters headed to the polls to elect a new parliament in Moldova on Sunday after President Maia Sandu dissolved the previous assembly to shore up her position against pro-Russia forces. Casting her ballot in the capital Chisinau, Sandu said she had voted for change in the small ex-Soviet country beset by poverty and corruption. “I […]