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Capital: Chisinau
Area: 33,851 sq km
Comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland
Population (July 2011 estimate): 4,314,377
Official language: Moldovan
State Partner: North Carolina
International Organizations and Agreements: NATO’s Partnership for Peace, Council of Europe, United Nations, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, World Trade Organization (WTO), Organization for Democracy and Economic Development--GUAM (a regional cooperative agreement made up of Georgia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan and Moldova)

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the United States recognized the independence of Moldova. The U.S. provides assistance to Moldova for infrastructure, education, commerce and other programs.

Moldova has accepted all relevant arms control obligations of the former Soviet Union. Moldova ratified the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, acceded to the provisions of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Biological Weapons Convention. It does not have nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons. Moldova has been involved in information exchange, trade and transportation, border control, and energy projects issues within this regional agreement.

There are Status of Forces, Military-to-Military, and Military-to-Civilian engagement agreements in place with Moldova. Additionally, the U.S. encourages Moldova to increase interoperability with NATO air and land forces  as well as partnering to advance border security, illicit trafficking, and counter-proliferation.

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  • March 13, 2012

    First-Ever Regional Cyber Endeavor Seminar Held in Montenegro

    I spent last week in the warm and hospitable city of Podgorica, Montenegro, with a EUCOM team executing the first-ever regional Cyber Endeavor event.
  • June 1, 2011

    A Bed's Healing Power

    On average, we spend 33 percent of our day in bed. Now imagine if you are suffering from 2nd and 3rd degree burns and those eight hours in bed are no longer restful, but excruciating.
  • February 16, 2011

    Cyber Defense is a Team Sport

    The theme of this conference was “Empowering a Cyber Defense Workforce" and included over one hundred participants with 40 partner cyber defenders from 18 countries, NATO, and other international organizations. The cheer squad came from USEUCOM's components, DoD agencies and industry.
  • September 25, 2009

    Harvest time; Harvesting Interagency Best Practices

    It is autumn, harvest time here in southern Germany. People are celebrating what has been planted in the spring with fests in Munich, Stuttgart and even in smaller towns like Garmisch-Partenkirchen where I have been for the last three days.

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  • May 11, 2012

    USAREUR Band and Chorus, Chiperceni Middle School, Moldova

    The U.S. Army Europe Band and Chorus played to enthusiastic audiences in Chisinau and Balti over the weekend. On Monday, the band split into smaller groups and visited three Moldovan schools and one orphanage in Straseni, Congaz and Singerei, performing for an estimated 1,400 very appreciative children.
  • January 25, 2012

    Renovation at Special School for Hearing Impaired Children

    Ambassador Moser visited School Number 12 for Hearing Impaired Children in Chisinau's Botanica District to celebrate the renovation of the school's main entrance and the addition of a new wheelchair ramp. The United States has invested over $20,000 in improvements for School Number 12 in addition to private donations from citizens of North Carolina, Ambassador Moser's home state.
  • September 30, 2011

    U.S. renovates Bolohani School in Moldova

    U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova William Moser and Mrs. Moser visited the village of Bolohan, where the United States is completing a $510,000 renovation of the Bolohani School. The renovation of the Bolohani School is a two phase project. Phase One -- the construction of new sanitary facilities was completed last week, and now students and faculty have access to indoor bathroom facilities. Phase Two -- the complete renovation of the school and its gymnasium will begin in December. The Bolohani School serves more than 200 children from three villages in the Orhei District. Renovation of the Bolohani School is being coordinated by the U.S. Embassy's Office of Defense Cooperation.
  • September 13, 2010

    MEDCEUR opening ceremony

    Servicemembers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine and the United States stand in formation together at Danilovgrad Army Base, Montenegro, Sept. 10. The ten nations have gathered to work together during MEDCEUR 10, a medical training exercise in central and eastern Europe. This exercise will provide training that will give these servicemembers a strengthened emergency and medical response in the event of any real-world disasters or accidents. For more information, visit www.usafe.af.mil/medceur.asp and www.odbrana.gov.me.