Basescu: Romania and Moldova

basescu: Moldova was part of Romania until 1940, according to Metro News. As Romania president from 2004 to 2014, Basescu promoted closer ties with Moldova and said the neighbouring countries should reunite. Traian Basescu and his wife, Maria, were given citizenship after taking an oath at the Moldovan embassy in Bucharest. Hundreds of thousands of Moldovans became eligible for Romanian citizenship during his presidency. Basescu strongly supports Moldova moving closer to the European Union."I'm convinced that Moldova has one way to go.... toward the West...toward the EU and why not... toward Romania if Moldovan citizens want it that way," he said after obtaining dual citizenship. Basescu is running for the Senate in Romania Dec. 11 parliamentary elections."I have to admit, I also have political options in Moldova," he said, declining to elaborate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.