The flag of Moldova on the back of a participant in the action of supporters of the elected Maia Sandu. File photoCHISINAU, May 22. The United States is ready to send weapons to Moldova if the country's government asks for it, Gregory Meeks, chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a briefing in Chisinau. A delegation of US congressmen is on a working visit in the capital of Moldova. Earlier, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in an interview with local publications that Moldova needs to be provided with weapons according to NATO standards. «We have such negotiations with the Moldovan government, but assistance should not exceed the requirements of the Moldovan side. I think that we should understand whether we agree on what should happen. I do not want to go beyond what the Moldovan leadership requires of us,» said the US Congressman.
Expert warns of consequences of NATO arms supplies to MoldovaThis week, Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced the given to the country that, while maintaining neutrality, the republic allegedly remains vulnerable, noting that they can change the situation if they express a desire to change the constitution. Earlier, the Moldovan government gave a negative opinion to the bill «On the status of permanent neutrality», which was put forward by the opposition Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BCS ).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. US assistance in economic recovery
