Thank you very much, Minister. Welcome to Canada. Thank you for spending some time with our committee. I'm the vice-chair of the committee and the Conservative Party shadow minister for foreign affairs.
What is interesting is that our committee met with a delegation from Ukraine this morning, and many of the challenges with respect to Russian aggression—a frozen conflict, some of the need to further stabilize democratic institutions, and a free enterprise environment—are the same, except for one thing that Ukraine is quite clear about, and that is their desire to join NATO.
In your case, I know that Moldova is part of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, but in recent years you have committed troops to NATO-led engagements in Kosovo and elsewhere. Where would you like to see your country's plans with respect to joining the NATO alliance?