President of Moldova Maia Sandu. Archival photo CHISINAU, May 9. Moldovan President Maia Sandu does not take part in the events on the occasion of Victory Day due to his state of health, the press service of the administration of the head of the republic reported. The President of Moldova was supposed to take part in the laying ceremony flowers to the eternal flame along with Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilitsa and speaker Igor Grosu, but she did not appear at the event. «President of Moldova Maia Sandu does not participate in the events scheduled for today, May 9, due to health reasons,» the presidential administration told reporters. Instead of Sandu, presidential advisers laid flowers at the eternal flame. The presidential administration noted that for the same reasons, Sandu will not be able to meet with UN Secretary General António Guterres, who is arriving in Chisinau on Monday. Instead, the meeting will be held by the prime minister of the republic.
