US State Department Is Concerned about Reviewing the Decision to Transfer the Stadium to the USA

US State Department spokesman Philip Riker confirmed his government’s concern the that the Moldovan parliament repealed the law allowing to sell to the US the territory of the Republican Stadium for the construction of a new embassy complex. He stated this yesterday during a telephone conversation with Minister Aureliu Ciocoi. According to the report, the head of the MFAEI "took into account" the concern of the American side, infotag.md reported. The interlocutors considered topical issues on the agenda of bilateral cooperation, especially in the political and economic spheres, as well as the assistance provided to Moldova in the process of carrying out democratic reforms. They also exchanged views on the Transdniestrian issue. In this regard, the head of the Moldovan diplomacy stressed the importance to early arrange the next "5 + 2" format meeting in 2021. Ciocoi expressed gratitude to the American side for the US assistance to the Moldovan government in its efforts to modernize the country and fight COVID-19.