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CHISINAU -- Moldova's pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has told RFE/RL he thinks the planned opening of a permanent NATO liaison office in Moldova would amount to a provocation.
Moldova's pro-Western government signed an agreement with NATO on the opening of the civilian-staffed liaison bureau in November, before Dodon assumed office.
Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip has urged his Foreign Ministry to accelerate the opening of a NATO liaison office in Chisinau, and the ministry has said it hopes to do so in April.
But in an interview in Chisinau on February 14, Dodon told RFE/RL that he wanted Moldova to remain neutral rather than joining any military alliance.
The Moldovan government is made up of officials from pro-Western parties while Dodon previously headed the pro-Russian Socialist Party, which wants closer ties with Moscow rather than closer integration with European institutions.
Dodon said he had recommended to Moldova's current parliament and government that they "not rush it."
"If they do rush it, the next parliament and government will cancel this agreement, NATO will close down the office and will run away from Moldova. Why do we need such a thing," he told RFE/RL.
Asked by RFE/RL to explain his stance on Transdniester, Dodon said he wanted "very much" to see Russian troops leave Transdniester.
"I am quite optimistic about resolving this problem, maybe by the end of my term, maybe even earlier," he said without elaborating.
Dodon's first visit abroad as president was to Moscow, followed by a trip to Brussels.
He told RFE/RL that he planned to continue visiting former Soviet republics as well as some European Union member countries.
"I believe I will visit CIS members Azerbaijan and Belarus, and probably Armenia, EU member Hungary, and [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan will probably come to Moldova in May."
An official visit to Moldova by Erdogan has so far not been confirmed by Turkey.
Written by Eugen Tomiuc based on an interview conducted by RFE/RL's Moldovan Service
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