Many Opportunities were Lost and It was not Good for Moldova. Medvedev and Chicu Talks

Moscow and Chisinau should make up for the opportunities they missed in the past several years, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with his Moldovan counterpart Ion Chicu on Wednesday. Chicu, in turn, said that he had come to resume the governments’ dialogue on various aspects of cooperation, repots TASS on November 20. "Many opportunities were lost over the past several years. Frankly speaking, I am not sure that it did good to your country and provided it with any additional opportunities. On the contrary, we have wasted these years. I hope that now we will be able to make up for the opportunities we have missed," Medvedev pointed out at the meeting with Chicu. Medvedev expressed hope that Moldova’s prime minister’s visit to Russia for the first time in six years “will give additional impetus to the relations between two countries in many spheres. Chicu, in turn, said that his visit was necessary not only because of a long break in dialogue between the governments of Moldova and Russia and a large number of issues that required attention, but also because of close ties between the two countries’ people. According to him, Moldova and Russia had a common vision of investment and social policies. “I have come here to resume our governments’ dialogue on various aspects of cooperation. I believe that an honest dialogue can make it possible to resolve issues and boost trade, economic, humanitarian and cultural cooperation," Chicu said. "It is important that the visit comes immediately after your appointment as prime minister," Medvedev said, addressing his Moldovan counterpart. "It gives us a chance to compare our views and plans for the future," he added. We remind that Prime Minister Chicu as part of the Moldovan delegation is in Moscow. He has already met with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, who spoke about possible ways to supply Russian gas to Moldova. Russia’s delegation taking part in Wednesday’s talks includes Deputy Prime Dmitry Kozak, Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development Mikhail Babich, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, Head of the Russian government’s Department of International Cooperation Elmir Tagirov and Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller. Moldova’s delegation includes Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment Ion Perju, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure Anatoly Usaty, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Aurel Ciocoi, the Moldovagaz Gas Company’s CEO Vadim Cheban. Russia’s delegation taking part in Wednesday’s talks includes Deputy Prime Dmitry Kozak, Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development Mikhail Babich, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, Head of the Russian government’s Department of International Cooperation Elmir Tagirov and Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller. Newsmaker