“I am leaving urgently for a visit to Moscow, during which I will hold a number of important meetings in the interests of the Republic of Moldova,” Dodon said.

Earlier, Dodon said that he intends to protect the friendship between Moldova and Russia in the future.

On December 25, 2020, a meeting was held between the Speaker of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin and Dodon, during which the parties discussed, among other things, the creation of a working group between the lower house of the Russian parliament and the Party of Socialists of Moldova.