German Chancellor Visits Moldova For Talks On Ukraine, EU Enlargement, And Bilateral Relations

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau on August 21.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Moldovan President Maia Sandu and Prime Minister Dorin Recean in a meeting in Chisinsau on August 21 that Berlin will remain the biggest European supporter of Ukraine. The talks between the German and Moldovan leaders focused on bilateral relations and security policy issues, specifically, Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and Germany’s support of Moldova’s accession to the European Union. Scholz is the first German leader to arrive in Moldova on a bilateral working visit in the last 12 years. To read the original story on RFE/RL’s Moldovan service click here.