Igor Dodon

Moldovan President Igor Dodon said the Eurasian integration course would be the most appropriate for his country.

"Are we going to become members at some stage? I do not exclude it. I think that would be the right thing for Moldova, but that will be for the people to decide, and we will hold a referendum, "he told the Belarusian media. "

Moldova's pro-Russian president Igor Dodon drew sharp criticism from his foes after receiving an official delegation of the North Korean Worker's Party on Saturday, which came to participate in the 20th anniversary festivities of the Moldovan Socialist Party.

Moldova's pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has become the target of mockery from rival politicians and the media in Chisinau after Russian President Vladimir Putin made a quip about him in Saint Petersburg, where the Moldovan head of state participated in the Eurasian Economic Summit on Saturday.

Moldovan President Igor Dodon has compared the EU to a train losing cars, saying his country will not be rushing to forge closer ties with the bloc anytime soon.

Moldova's pro-Russian President, Igor Dodon, said he intends to ask the UN Security Council to officially acknowledge Moldova's neutral status, in a move to keep the former Soviet republic out of NATO and continue his policy of rapprochement with Russia.

Moldova's ruling Democratic Party, PDM, on Tuesday will decide whether to form a new alliance in parliament to regain its majority after the existing coalition with the Liberal Party broke up on Monday. 

Moldova's pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has for a second time since the beginning of the year forbidden his country's military to participate in a NATO exercise in Romania, presidency sources quoted by Moldovan media said on Thursday.

Moldova's current electoral system is in question as politicians and civil society activists debate a bill to replace the party list proportional representation system with a plurality or winner-takes-all system, which means voters would directly choose one candidate for their district.

Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip heads to Brussels on Thursday to chair the annual European Union-Moldova Association Council, a forum for Moldovan cabinet members and EU representatives to discuss the country's progress in implementing reforms.

Politicians in Bucharest have reacted with dismay and in some cases with anger after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday presented his Moldovan counterpart Igor Dodon with an ancient map of Moldova that includes parts of modern Romania.