The Party of Communists has criticized the Moldovan government's decision on how the country will be represented at the upcoming events in Moscow, marking the 65th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
The party claimed that the Moldovan Liberal-Democratic government had decided not to send Moldova’s military to join the Victory Parade in Moscow and described this position as irresponsible.
"The Moldovan leadership has made it clear that it does not see this holiday as having anything to do with it, does not value the role of the Moldovan people in the great victory and does not recognize the nation’s well-deserved right to be represented in this historic event," the party said in a statement.
"We think Moldova must stand side by side with all sound forces in Europe and elsewhere in the world, and with those who highly value the victory, won hard in 1945. We are convinced that our country must be represented in this event alongside other invited nations. The cumbersome arguments that the country must economize are out of place in this situation," the Party of Communists said.
The communists described the decision made by the governing Alliance for European Integration, as "proof that attempts are being made to revise history and to belittle the role of victory over fascism."
Meanwhile, no one in the government could provide any explanations on whether Moldova’s military will join the victory parade in Moscow. "No decision has been made yet on this issue," the government press service told Interfax.
Almost all of the countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States and allied nations have confirmed they will participate in the victory parade. Moldova initially refused to participate, citing "a complicated economic situation." But acting President and parliamentary speaker Mihai Ghimpu confirmed that he would travel to Moscow to join the ceremonies and to take part in an informal CIS summit.
