EU and Moldova sign Framework Agreement on participation in EU crisis management operations

Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vladimir Filat, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, signed today (13.12.12) a Framework Agreement for the participation of Moldova in EU crisis management operations. Negotiations on the Framework Participation Agreement were launched in spring 2012. They followed Moldova's expression of interest in intensifying dialogue and training cooperation with the EU in the area of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) as well as its readiness to contribute to CSDP missions and operations. Recent active political dialogue and positive cooperation with Moldova have enabled a swift conclusion of the negotiations.