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Moldova Presidential Election

Presidential candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo (1st L, front) casts his ballot during the presidential runoff at a polling station in Chisinau, Moldova, on November 3, 2024. Moldova's presidential runoff is underway on Sunday, with incumbent President Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo vying for the country's highest position in the next four years. Photo by Handout via MOLDRES/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moldova Presidential Election

A man casts his ballot during the presidential runoff at a polling station in Chisinau, Moldova, on November 3, 2024. Moldova's presidential runoff is underway on Sunday, with incumbent President Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo vying for the country's highest position in the next four years. Photo by Handout via MOLDRES/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moldova Presidential Election

Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean (L) casts his ballot during the presidential runoff at a polling station in Chisinau, Moldova, on November 3, 2024. Moldova's presidential runoff is underway on Sunday, with incumbent President Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo vying for the country's highest position in the next four years. Photo by Handout via MOLDRES/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moldova Presidential Election

A woman casts her ballot during the presidential runoff at a polling station in Chisinau, Moldova, on November 3, 2024. Moldova's presidential runoff is underway on Sunday, with incumbent President Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo vying for the country's highest position in the next four years. Photo by Handout via MOLDRES/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moldova Presidential Election

Moldova's incumbent President and presidential candidate Maia Sandu casts her ballot during the presidential runoff at a polling station in Chisinau, Moldova, on November 3, 2024. Moldova's presidential runoff is underway on Sunday, with incumbent President Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo vying for the country's highest position in the next four years. Photo by Handout via MOLDRES/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moldova Presidential Election

A couple cast their ballots during Moldova's presidential runoff at a polling station in Chisinau, Moldova, on November 3, 2024. Moldova's presidential runoff is underway on Sunday, with incumbent President Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo vying for the country's highest position in the next four years. Photo by Handout via MOLDRES/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Moldova seeks to enhance cooperation with China: Moldovan FM

STORY: Moldova seeks to enhance cooperation with China: Moldovan FM SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Chisinau 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIHAI POPSOI, Moldovan Foreign Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIHAI POPSOI, Moldovan Foreign Minister STORYLINE: Moldova's Foreign Minister, Mihai Popsoi, told Xinhua in a recent interview that Moldova-China relations are based on mutual respect. Popsoi noted that Moldova is willing to promote cooperation with China and learn from China's advanced experience in various fields. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MIHAI POPSOI, Moldovan Foreign Minister "The bilateral relations between the Republic of Moldova and the People's Republic of China have been based and are still based on mutual respect, and respect for international law. We have long cooperated with China, and we have long sought to increase the level of our cooperatio

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken, with U.S. Ambassador Kent D. Logsdon, meets with Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a meet and greet with employees and families of U.S. Embassy Chisinau in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a tour of a substation, with Moldova Prime Minister Dorin Recean, Moldelectrica CEO Sergiu Aparatu and U.S. Ambassador to Moldovia Kent D. Logsdon, in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken, with Ambassador Kent D. Logsdon, holds a meet and greet with employees and families of U.S. Embassy Chisinau in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken, with Ambassador Kent D. Logsdon, holds a meet and greet with employees and families of U.S. Embassy Chisinau in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken speaks with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Blinken Pledges US Support For Moldova

Handout photo shows Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a tour of a substation, with Moldova Prime Minister Dorin Recean, Moldelectrica CEO Sergiu Aparatu and U.S. Ambassador to Moldovia Kent D. Logsdon, in Chisinau, Moldova, May 29, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Moldova, pledging $ 135 million to enhance energy security and counter Russian disinformation during his visit to Chisinau. Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interview with Moldovan president

Moldovan President Maia Sandu gives an interview in the capital Chisinau on March 21, 2024.

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Moldova presses for quicker EU accession ahead of European summit

STORY: Moldova presses for quicker EU accession ahead of European summit DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Chisinau CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the joint press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu 2. various of the street of Chisinau STORYLINE: The upcoming second European Political Community (EPC) summit will be an opportunity to showcase Moldova's readiness toward the European Union (EU) accession, Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu said on Wednesday. "We need to be showing, proving, and explaining Moldova's progress toward implementing the right standards and making the country fit for the membership," he said at a press conference in Chisinau, one day ahead of the summit. About 50 European heads of state and government, as well as EU leaders, will take part in the summit at Mimi Castle in Bulboaca on Thursday. Also on Wednesday, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said at another press conference that the country

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European leaders' summit

Moldovan President Maia Sandu (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a joint press conference in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau on May 31, 2023, on the eve of a European Political Community summit in Bulboaca, Moldova.

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MOLDOVA-CHISINAU-DEPUTY PM-INTERVIEW

(230419) -- CHISINAU, April 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu is pictured during an interview with Xinhua in Chisinau, Moldova, on April 6, 2023. China's economic vitality in recent decades is impressive, Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu told Xinhua in a recent interview, expressing his hope to further develop and deepen bilateral economic and trade cooperation and to be able to welcome more Chinese tourists in his country. (Xinhua/Chen Jin) TO GO WITH Interview: "China's economic vitality is impressive," says Moldova's deputy PM

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European Political Community to hold next meeting in Moldova

STORY: European Political Community to hold next meeting in Moldova DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: The European Political Community (EPC) will convene its next meeting in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said in Prague on Thursday. Fiala made the remarks after the inaugural EPC meeting in Prague, the first-ever such meeting held in the city which brought together over 40 European leaders. Besides EU member states, several Western Balkan nations and non-EU countries that are deeply integrated within the single market as well as Britain and Türkiye also joined the so-called "EU+" gathering. According to a statement issued by the EU after the meeting, the energy crisis and peace and security dominated the discussions among the European leaders. The statement quoted European Council President Charles Michel as saying that "At a time when Europe's stability and security is being threa

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-EPC-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(221007) -- PRAGUE, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron (L), Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (C) and Moldovan President Maia Sandu attend a press conference after the inaugural European Political Community (EPC) meeting in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 6, 2022. The EPC will convene its next meeting in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said here on Thursday. Fiala made the remarks after the inaugural EPC meeting in Prague, the first-ever such meeting held in the city which brought together over 40 European leaders. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-EPC-MEETING-PRESS CONFERENCE

(221007) -- PRAGUE, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala speaks at a press conference after the inaugural European Political Community (EPC) meeting in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 6, 2022. The EPC will convene its next meeting in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said here on Thursday. Fiala made the remarks after the inaugural EPC meeting in Prague, the first-ever such meeting held in the city which brought together over 40 European leaders. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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MOLDOVA-CHISINAU-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-30TH ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE AND STAMP

(221007) -- CHISINAU, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Moldova Yan Wenbin (2nd L) and Moldova's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and European integration Nicu Popescu (2nd R) sign on the commemorative envelopes in Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 6, 2022. China and Moldova marked on Thursday the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations by jointly issuing a commemorative envelope and stamp in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. (Chinese Embassy in Moldova/Handout via Xinhua)

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MOLDOVA-CHISINAU-CHINA-DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS-30TH ANNIVERSARY-COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE AND STAMP

(221007) -- CHISINAU, Oct. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Moldova Yan Wenbin (L) and Moldova's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and European integration Nicu Popescu display the commemorative envelopes and stamps in Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 6, 2022. China and Moldova marked on Thursday the 30th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations by jointly issuing a commemorative envelope and stamp in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. (Chinese Embassy in Moldova/Handout via Xinhua)

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(2)Young girls fall victim to human traffic in Moldova

TOKYO, Japan - Agnes is greeted by children at a house of refuge in northern Chisinau, Moldova, in mid-April. (Kyodo)

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(1)Young girls fall victim to human traffic in Moldova

TOKYO, Japan - Agnes Chan visits a shelter for street children in Chisinau, Modlova, in mid-April. (Kyodo)