The influence of internal processes on the formation of Moldova’s foreign policy in the first years of independence

Abstract

The article examines the main internal political processes in Moldova at the time of the collapse of the USSR and the republic’s independence. The author highlights the features of the formation of the Moldovan statehood and their influence on the formation of the foreign policy course of the young state. The researcher analyzes the process of Moldova’s inclusion in the system of international relations and joining the main international institutions.

Keywords

• moldova
• republic of moldova
• russia
• romania
• independence
• foreign policy
• gagauzia
• transnistria