“We have made a request to our partners, including this non-lethal assistance, assistance to strengthen the borders... Naturally, we are also discussing other kinds of assistance with the EU countries.
So far, these are preliminary discussions.
While we decide what we need, whether we need lethal weapons or not, ”TASS quoted her as saying.
Earlier, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that NATO countries are discussing the possibility of Moldova being armed according to the standards of the alliance.
At the same time, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that the country is only considering receiving weapons free of charge as assistance to re-equip its army.