Sandu took part in laying flowers at the monument to the Grieving Mother in honor of those killed in the Transnistrian conflict.
According to the president, Moldova is currently at a crossroads.
“The decision to open negotiations on accession to the EU represents a historic chance for our country to unite us around a project that will lead to a peaceful and prosperous future for people from both banks of the Dniester,” RIA Novosti quotes her.
Sandu added that the Moldovan authorities are ready to make every effort aimed at the “peaceful reunification of the country.”
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia will not allow 200 thousand Russian citizens in Transnistria to become victims of “another Western adventure” to destabilize the region.
The head of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic, Vadim Krasnoselsky, noted that the Moldovan authorities had switched from negotiations to methods of pressure.