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Moldova plans to change laws to enable the production of weapons, specifically for its own defense rather than to supply neighboring Ukraine, according to Parliament Chairman Igor Grosu. Speaking at an international security forum, Grosu cited national security, emergency response, and agricultural needs as reasons for domestic weapon manufacturing, emphasizing Moldova's vulnerability due to recent airspace violations by suspected Russian drones and missiles.
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On October 9, Igor Grosu, the head of parliament and second highest official in Moldova's state hierarchy, stated at an international security forum that the government intends to change laws to allow for the production of weapons. This move is primarily aimed at ensuring national defense through dual-purpose weaponry such as drones. Grosu emphasized that Moldova will produce these arms solely for its own use and denied any intention to supply them to Ukraine, despite Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia since 2018. The president, Maia Sandu, whose party holds a majority in parliament, has been critical of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and aims for Moldova to join the European Union by 2030.
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Moldova to change laws to produce arms for itself, parliament head says
CHISINAU, Oct 9 -
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Moldova's pro-European government intends to press for changes in legislation to allow for the production of weapons, but needs them for its own defence and has no intention of providing them to neighbouring Ukraine, the head of parliament said on Friday.
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Parliament Chairman Igor Grosu, the No. 2 official in Moldova's state hierarchy, said the changes were needed to proceed with the manufacture of dual-purpose weapons, like drones.
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"I would very much like for us to produce them for ourselves.
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We need them, particularly for dual-use purposes," Grosu told a two-day international security forum, citing drone use for national security, emergencies and agriculture.
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Grosu, head of President Maia Sandu's Action and Solidarity Party, which holds a majority in parliament, dismissed any suggestion that they might be meant for use by Ukraine in its 4-1/2-year-old war with Russia.
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Why would we?" he told reporters.
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"We would produce them for ourselves."
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Sandu's administration, which wants Moldova to join the European Union by 2030, has been fiercely critical of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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Moldova, lying between Ukraine and EU member Romania, has been buffeted by the war.
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Increasing numbers of drones and missiles, believed by authorities to be Russian, have intruded into the country's airspace in recent weeks, with debris crashing on its territory.
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debris → increase → territory
Grosu told the forum that 88 such violations of Moldova's airspace had been recorded since Russia's February 2022 invasion.
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violations → tell → invasion
"With such figures, people are asking a simple question: Can our state defend us?" he said.
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"We cannot provide this defence overnight.
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And we cannot in four years make up for 30 years of failing to finance our defence.
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To protect our airspace we need radar, equipment, trained personnel, communications, infrastructure and procedures."
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Sandu told the forum on Thursday that Moldova's position in the region was "vulnerable".
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position → tell → region
She said domestic defence production was a key part of future defence planning and changes to legislation would soon be submitted to parliament.
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