During its Plenary Session in Oslo on 26 May, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly passed the following declaration on the Republic of Moldova:
The Assembly,
Concernedby the evolution of the tense political situation in the Republic of Moldova in the wake of the elections of 5 April 2009;
Reaffirming the Euro-Atlantic values of democracy and freedom that underlie our Alliance;
Carefully following the development of the political process in the Republic of Moldova;
EXPECTS the dialogue between the government and the opposition, as well as between the political forces and the civil society, to be real, effective and transparent ;
URGES the Government of the Republic of Moldova to observe the human rights and fundamental freedoms that the Republic of Moldova pledged to enforce, including by joining the Partnership for Peace.
