Moldova’s new PM visits neighboring Romania to boost ties

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca has held talks with his Moldovan counterpart as the two neighbors seek to boost ties amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ciuca met with new Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean at the government headquarters in Bucharest, where the two leaders discussed topics including regional security, economy, energy cooperation. They also discussed Romania’s assistance to Moldova, a former Soviet republic, in its bid to one day join the European Union.