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Reuters
Reuters
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By Andreas Rinke and Luiza Ilie

Germany's Scholz in Bucharest to shore up support for Romania, Moldova

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a meeting, in Bucharest, Romania, April 3, 2023. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS

BUCHAREST -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Romania on Monday to underscore Western support for a key NATO ally that borders Ukraine and also for neighbouring Moldova, which has looked especially vulnerable since Russia's invasion last year.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu, who accuses Moscow of fomenting unrest in her tiny former Soviet republic, met Scholz and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in Bucharest, pressing for support to speed up Moldova's accession to the European Union.

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