Moldova is officially, and according to the constitution, a neutral country. Having said that, we have very strong co-operation with NATO. Last year the Moldovan government decided to inaugurate a NATO liaison office in Moldova, which was heavily criticized by part of the population and especially by our friends to the east, or northeast. However, we tried to convince them that through the so-called “IPAP”, the partnership and co-operation agreement with NATO.... We tried to prove that NATO is doing a great job in training and equipping our national army to make it stronger and to consolidate its defence capabilities.
On June 14th, 2018. See this statement in context.