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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'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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🔮 "I would very much like for us to produce them for ourselves.
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Moldova to change laws to produce arms for itself, parliament head says · assertive framing

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Moldova to change laws to produce arms for itself, parliament head says CHISINAU, Oct 9 - asserted
head → change → itself
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. asserted
head → intend → Friday
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. asserted
changes → say → drones
"I would very much like for us to produce them for ourselves. asserted
us → like → ourselves
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. asserted
Grosu → need → security
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. uncertain
they → hold → Russia
Why would we?" he told reporters. asserted
he → tell → reporters
"We would produce them for ourselves." asserted
We → produce → ourselves
Sandu's administration, which wants Moldova to join the European Union by 2030, has been fiercely critical of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. asserted
Moldova → want → Ukraine
Moldova, lying between Ukraine and EU member Romania, has been buffeted by the war. asserted
Moldova → lie → war
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. asserted
debris → increase → territory
Grosu told the forum that 88 such violations of Moldova's airspace had been recorded since Russia's February 2022 invasion. asserted
violations → tell → invasion
"With such figures, people are asking a simple question: Can our state defend us?" he said. asserted
he → ask → us
"We cannot provide this defence overnight. asserted
We → provide → defence
And we cannot in four years make up for 30 years of failing to finance our defence. asserted
we → make → defence
To protect our airspace we need radar, equipment, trained personnel, communications, infrastructure and procedures." asserted
we → protect → radar
Sandu told the forum on Thursday that Moldova's position in the region was "vulnerable". asserted
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. asserted
changes → say → parliament
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