The German and French foreign ministers are making a joint visit to
Moldova and Georgia, former Soviet republics that have breakaway regions
with Russian-speaking populations, as tensions simmer over Russia’s intentions in Ukraine.
Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier and France’s Laurent Fabius were
heading on Wednesday for the Moldovan capital, Chisinau. The trip which
also will take them to Tunisia, one of the European Union’s southern
neighbours was conceived at the beginning of the year as part of an
effort to reinvigorate foreign-policy ties between Berlin and Paris.
Mr. Steinmeier says Germany and France “take very seriously the deep
anxiety” with which their eastern partners view the situation in
Ukraine.
The EU is pushing ahead with association agreements with Moldova and Georgia.
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