Chisinau

The European Association of Judges (EAJ) has expressed its firm support for Greek judges who ruled against a request from Ankara for the extradition of eight Turkish military officers who fled to Greece last summer following a failed coup in the neighboring country.

Moldova's President Dodon attended Russia's annual showpiece Victory Day parade on Tuesday, standing directly next to Vladimir Putin as Russia marked 72 years since the victory of the Soviet Army over Nazi Germany.

Dodon was the only head of state from the former Soviet republics to attend the event.

Moldova's pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has for a second time since the beginning of the year forbidden his country's military to participate in a NATO exercise in Romania, presidency sources quoted by Moldovan media said on Thursday.

The participants in the alleviation of consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident and families of the dead participants will get lump sums of 1,000 lei in financial assistance. A total of 2,570 persons will receive such aid on the occasion of the Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day that is celebrated on April 26, IPN reports.

A deal signed by Moldova's pro-European government to buy electricity from Ukraine instead of a Russian-operated plant located in the breakaway region of Transnistria has drawn angry accusations from Tiraspol.

Moldova's Ministry of Economy on Monday said the country would now get power from DTEK Trading, owned by Ukrainian billionaire Rinat Ahmetov.

Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Galbur, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, had a meeting with Foreign Minister of Montenegro, Srđan Darmanović, who pays a working visit to Chisinau, Moldpres has reported.

The parties confirmed mutual interest in intensifying political dialogue, boost trade and economic exchanges, strengthen cooperation in education and culture.

Moldovan Prime Minister Pavel Filip heads to Brussels on Thursday to chair the annual European Union-Moldova Association Council, a forum for Moldovan cabinet members and EU representatives to discuss the country's progress in implementing reforms.

An agreement between Moldova and the Eurasian Economic Union will not be in any contradiction with the country's EU commitments, President Igor Dodon has told Sputnik Moldova.

Dodon, who was elected in November, has made no secret of his desire to dissolve Parliament and call a snap election over the course of the year.

In the wake of the election of Moldova's Eurosceptic new leader, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that Bucharest's objective continues to be Moldova's European integration and the consolidation of its democracy.

The outgoing Presidents of Bulgaria and Moldova are set to meet in Chisinau on Tuesday, the head of state's press office has said.

Issues of the European and international agenda, cooperation in the field of EU integration, and bilateral trade exchange will be on the agenda.