{"id":447404,"date":"2019-06-13T12:34:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T12:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=447404"},"modified":"2019-06-13T13:22:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T13:22:41","slug":"andrian-candu-went-secret-visit-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/andrian-candu-went-secret-visit-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrian Candu, ex-President of the Moldovan Parliament, went on a secret visit to Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>The deputy chairman of the Democratic Party, Andrian Candu, went on a secret visit to Washington, <a href=\"http:\/\/newsmaker.md\/rus\/novosti\/andrian-kandu-otpravilsya-s-neobjyavlennym-vizitom-v-vashington-44185?fbclid=IwAR06h26oDvX8y-Hzg79yK1MVYSdIseoCIfwRzSFC4KMZK1DZBOX2iz1AzIg\">writes<\/a> NewsMaker. The NM reporter tried to call Candu, but it was unsuccessful as his phone was off.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s1fBAu9QuQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the unannounced visit took place against the backdrop of the political crisis in Moldova, associated with the ex-government led by the Democratic Party having to transfer power to the new Cabinet, headed by &#8216;ACUM&#8217; bloc leader, Maia Sandu.<\/p>\n<p>The legitimacy of the new government has already been recognized by almost all the key international partners of Moldova. At the same time, Washington has so far spoken less definitely on this point.\u00a0Washington urged Moldovan parties to &#8220;show restraint and agree on a way forward through political dialogue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe parliamentary elections on February 24 were competitive and were held in accordance with the basic rules. The will of the Moldovan people expressed in these elections must be respected without interference. Ensuring a prosperous and democratic future for Moldova and its citizens is a common goal that the United States will continue to support,\u201d the US Department of State declared in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/global-opinions\/moldova-has-a-chance-to-cleanse-its-political-system-it-needs-more-western-support\/2019\/06\/12\/c1611082-8c7d-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3d-r_Iq0VkJKSDOoAWO7IjRheSEmkjKAoHusRFqg0xwfjVMcasX_queS8\">wrote<\/a> on June 12 that Moldova has a \u201cfragile chance to clear its political system.\u201d However, according to the newspaper, the republic needs to enlist strong support from the West, including the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the events taking place in the \u201csmall former Soviet republic in Eastern Europe, torn between the East and the West for years\u201d, The Washington Post called shocking the agreement between the \u201cpro-Western and pro-Putin parties\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As the newspaper writes, oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc refuses to recognize the government created by these parties, and the ruled-by-Plahotniuc Constitutional Court declares it invalid. According to WP, it was because of the immense amount of Democratic Party&#8217;s manipulation and threats that it was considered more important to unite in <em>confronting<\/em> the oligarch.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Plahotniuc is trying to convince the United States of his anti-Russian position <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Washington Post writes that the preservation of power by Plahotniuc largely depends on the position of Washington. <strong>What Plahotniuc is doing now (perhaps including Candu&#8217;s secret visit) is trying to convince the United States of his anti-Russian position <\/strong>(Plahotniuc&#8217;s past ties with Russia were &#8211; de facto &#8211; dangerous, and his future visits would be welcomed by deadly enemies). At the same time, in order to ensure his the control over Moldova and therefore his freedom, Plahotniuc \u201ctried to make a deal with the pro-Putin socialists. Moreover, WP writes that&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Filip&#8217;s government ruled by Plahotniuc was trying to get Trump\u2019s support by moving the Moldovan Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and giving the US Embassy in Moldova a plot in the center of Chisinau<\/h2>\n<p>The publication calls on the Trump administration not to succumb to such manipulations of Plahotniuc and to join the European countries that supported the anti-corruption coalition.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview given to RFEL, Vladimir Solovyev claimed that<strong> &#8220;Plahotniuc has become categorically unacceptable and very toxic for us, both for Moscow and Europeans.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.rferl.org\/2B0AF00D-D200-4073-86D0-C013BC5F2D48_cx10_cy4_cw90_w1023_r1_s.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Based on what Plahotniuc had done over the past 10 years of reign over Moldova&#8217;s public institutions, his sudden and definite loss of power would mean heavy years in prison. In a country sandwiched between the West and the East, is it that the only way the oligarch could possibly save himself is by addressing the United States?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":447405,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[369,27,373,112,372,371,370],"class_list":["post-447404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-andrian-candu","tag-moldova","tag-pd","tag-plahotniuc","tag-secret","tag-visit","tag-washington","post_format-post-format-video"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>The deputy chairman of the Democratic Party, Andrian Candu, went on a secret visit to Washington, <a href=\"http:\/\/newsmaker.md\/rus\/novosti\/andrian-kandu-otpravilsya-s-neobjyavlennym-vizitom-v-vashington-44185?fbclid=IwAR06h26oDvX8y-Hzg79yK1MVYSdIseoCIfwRzSFC4KMZK1DZBOX2iz1AzIg\">writes<\/a> NewsMaker. The NM reporter tried to call Candu, but it was unsuccessful as his phone was off.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s1fBAu9QuQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the unannounced visit took place against the backdrop of the political crisis in Moldova, associated with the ex-government led by the Democratic Party having to transfer power to the new Cabinet, headed by &#8216;ACUM&#8217; bloc leader, Maia Sandu.<\/p>\n<p>The legitimacy of the new government has already been recognized by almost all the key international partners of Moldova. At the same time, Washington has so far spoken less definitely on this point.\u00a0Washington urged Moldovan parties to &#8220;show restraint and agree on a way forward through political dialogue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe parliamentary elections on February 24 were competitive and were held in accordance with the basic rules. The will of the Moldovan people expressed in these elections must be respected without interference. Ensuring a prosperous and democratic future for Moldova and its citizens is a common goal that the United States will continue to support,\u201d the US Department of State declared in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/global-opinions\/moldova-has-a-chance-to-cleanse-its-political-system-it-needs-more-western-support\/2019\/06\/12\/c1611082-8c7d-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html?fbclid=IwAR3d-r_Iq0VkJKSDOoAWO7IjRheSEmkjKAoHusRFqg0xwfjVMcasX_queS8\">wrote<\/a> on June 12 that Moldova has a \u201cfragile chance to clear its political system.\u201d However, according to the newspaper, the republic needs to enlist strong support from the West, including the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Describing the events taking place in the \u201csmall former Soviet republic in Eastern Europe, torn between the East and the West for years\u201d, The Washington Post called shocking the agreement between the \u201cpro-Western and pro-Putin parties\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As the newspaper writes, oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc refuses to recognize the government created by these parties, and the ruled-by-Plahotniuc Constitutional Court declares it invalid. According to WP, it was because of the immense amount of Democratic Party&#8217;s manipulation and threats that it was considered more important to unite in <em>confronting<\/em> the oligarch.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Plahotniuc is trying to convince the United States of his anti-Russian position <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Washington Post writes that the preservation of power by Plahotniuc largely depends on the position of Washington. <strong>What Plahotniuc is doing now (perhaps including Candu&#8217;s secret visit) is trying to convince the United States of his anti-Russian position <\/strong>(Plahotniuc&#8217;s past ties with Russia were &#8211; de facto &#8211; dangerous, and his future visits would be welcomed by deadly enemies). At the same time, in order to ensure his the control over Moldova and therefore his freedom, Plahotniuc \u201ctried to make a deal with the pro-Putin socialists. 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