President Maia Sandu welcomed Yaël Braun-Pivet, President of the French National Assembly, and the first head of the French legislature to visit our country.
"This visit of a group of French parliamentarians is another proof of the excellent relations we have managed to develop with the French Republic. I thanked the President for the openness and firmness with which the National Assembly of France supports the European path of our country, but also for the good cooperation between our states", said the Head of State.
President Maia Sandu noted that the French partners continue to support us within the framework of the Support Platform for Moldova in order to overcome more quickly the multiple challenges faced by our citizens.
"We discussed the progress made by the Republic of Moldova in fulfilling the 9 recommendations of the European Commission and the 20 actions of the "Building a European Moldova" Government, which will help our country to bring Europe to our country more quickly", the President added.
The Head of State also appreciated the close cooperation with the French side and the help provided in organizing the European Political Community Summit. "We are grateful for the support offered by France in obtaining the status of a candidate country for EU accession and we count on the same openness in initiating accession negotiations as soon as possible", concluded President Maia Sandu.