Moldova signed a security and defense partnership with the European Union on Tuesday — the first non-EU country to form such an agreement.
The partnership will “enhance the country’s resilience” and allow the EU and Moldova to “jointly address common security challenges, make our engagement more effective and explore new areas of cooperation,” the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said.
The Moldovan foreign affairs ministry described the partnership as “an umbrella arrangement for all interactions between the Republic of Moldova and the EU.”
The partnership will result in EU assistance for strengthening Moldova’s resilience, integrated border management and Chișinău will participate in EU crisis management missions, the statement said.
The agreement will also facilitate cooperation in areas of cybersecurity and combating disinformation, as well as assistance for Moldova’s defense sector via the European Instrument for Peace.