NATO headquarters building in BrusselsCHISINAU, Jan 19At a meeting on Wednesday, the Moldovan government approved an individual plan for cooperation with NATO for 2022-2023, aimed at modernizing the country's security system, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. The Cabinet of Ministers unanimously approved a plan for cooperation with NATO for the next two years. Due to the worsening epidemiological situation, the meeting was held online and broadcast on the government website. ability to respond to new threats, such as cyber attacks, terrorism,» said Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Nicolae Popescu, who presented the project to his colleagues. He noted that the emphasis would be on modernizing the country's security system, as well as launching a new program for the professional development of experts in this domain. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the plan was drawn up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the basis of consultations with the NATO Secretariat and the relevant ministries of all member countries. «I would like to note that cooperation with NATO does not contradict the principle of our country's neutrality. Similar plans have been drawn up in Moldova since 2006 year, they were updated every two years, so there are no new goals in the document,» Popescu added. According to the constitution of Moldova, the republic has a neutral status, but since 1994 the country has been cooperating with NATO as part of an individual partnership plan. The information center of the alliance operates in the capital of Moldova. In December 2017, a NATO liaison office was opened in Chisinau. Opinion polls show that more than 60% of the population is against Moldova joining the alliance.
