MOLDOVA GOING TO QUIT GUAM?

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.03.2008 14:22 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Joining GUAM, Moldova expected economic
benefits. Unification, as a counterbalance in political games, is
unpromising, Moldova’s President Vladimir Voronin told Kommersant
daily.

"Membership in any organization should be efficient.

Absence of benefit generates absence of interest, which, for its part,
makes membership a burden. The future of GUAM is rather vague while
Moldova is the country to serve as a counterbalance," Mr Voronin
emphasized.

He reminded that construction of Odessa-Brody oil pipeline of in
focus at GUAM summits. "But I was surprised to see that the route
of the pipe bypasses Moldova. Furthermore, the idea of forming a
peacekeeping contingent is too odd. In response to my question "why do
we need it", I was told: "we all have conflicts on our territories." I
do not understand why we should form our own contingent if there are
internationally recognized peacekeeping forces. Thanks God, the idea
went broke owing to our refusal to sign the document," he said.