MOSCOW, January 27. /TASS/. The recent statement made by Moldovan Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu about Moscow's allegedly "defiant attitude" towards Chisinau is ungrounded as Russia respects Moldova's sovereignty and does not interfere in its internal affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
The diplomat was commenting on Grosu’s allegations that Russian Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Ozerov would not be able to present his credentials "as long as Russia had such a defiant attitude" and that he "could enter the history books as the first-ever uncredited ambassador."
"It seems to us that the distinguished speaker of the Moldovan Parliament was not referring to the accreditation of our ambassador, since he has it, but to the fact that the Moldovan president avoids accepting his credentials," she stated.
"Igor Grosu's statement about Russia's alleged ‘defiant attitude’ towards Moldova is ungrounded. Our country respects the sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova and does not interfere in its internal affairs," Zakharova noted. "Our diplomats are professionals, they protect interests of their country and as well as its citizens and comply with the laws and customs of their host country."
