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Some Moldovan politicians, such as former Minister of Defence Vitalie Marinuța, have suggested joining NATO as part of a larger European integration.The current Prime Minister of Moldova, Dorin Recean, supports European Union membership, but not NATO membership, [10] as did his predecessor Natalia Gavrilița, and her Party of Action and Solidarity. [11]
NATO relations with Moldova date back to 1992, when the country joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council. Moldova works alongside NATO allies and partner countries in a wide range of areas through the Partnership for Peace and the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council .
A map of Europe and North America with NATO countries colored in green and Moldova colored in orange. Lambert conformal conic projection with standard parallels 40°N and 60°N; de-factor borders; precise to 110 km.
Sweden and Finland have been formally invited to join the alliance.
NATO in 2024. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military alliance consisting of 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Of the 32 member countries, 30 are in Europe and two are in North America.
All members of Nato are signed up to an agreement to spend the equivalent of 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence per year. In 2023, 11 Nato countries met this pledge, including the ...
The warning comes amid increased concerns in Moldova, a small ex-Soviet republic bordering Ukraine, of a possible Russian threat. Russia warns West over threatening its troops in Moldovan region ...
Moldova joined NATO's Partnership for Peace in 1994, and initiated an Individual Partnership Action Plan in 2010. [282] Moldova also participates in NATO's peacekeeping force in Kosovo. [283] Following the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, NATO officials warned that Russia might seek to annex Transnistria, a breakaway Moldovan region. [284]