Chicu: Lack of Dialogue with Russia Hit Moldova’s Economy Hard

Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the long-standing lack of dialogue with Russia at the government level has hit the Moldovan economy. “I have already visited Moscow; over the past seven years there have been no contacts and meetings at the intergovernmental level, which has been a big problem for us. The lack of this dialogue ... hit our citizens, our economy,” said Chicu, ria.ru reports. According to the Moldovan Prime Minister, the government should conduct a dialogue with all partners. “I think that we have come out with the balance of foreign policy, we want to continue the cooperation relationship with the European Union, but this should not negatively affect our desire, willingness and need to conduct dialogue and cooperate with our traditional partners,” Chicu added. On November 20, the Prime Minister of Moldova paid an official visit to Moscow, where he met with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Point