MOSCOW, June 25. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova advised the West to apply the term "annexation" to Romania's intention to absorb Moldova.
Commenting on the Romanian Chamber of Deputies' (lower house of parliament) adoption of a draft law on the unification of Romania and Moldova, Zakharova said that Bucharest has long been hatching plans related to the absorption of Moldova, even as there is no unanimity on this issue in the Romanian government.
"What kind of association is this? Unification presupposes mutual aspiration, and most importantly, probably, a plebiscite. That's what unification is. And when it comes to a takeover, that's what you should call it," the diplomat said.
"Speaking figuratively, of course, in the general consciousness, this is exactly what annexation looks like. And since this word ‘annexation’ is constantly being heard in the Western press, in Brussels, in the European Parliament without an appropriate legal basis for our country - and I remind you, all decisions on the reunification of the relevant territories and regions were carried out solely on the basis of the will of the people, which took place in accordance with the law and under international supervision - so if they use this term ‘annexation’ so maybe they will apply it the same way in relation to a situation that definitely has every reason for such a qualification."
