UN General Assembly
2019

However, from this rostrum, I will highlight what is, in my opinion, one of the key factors, which is positioning — the place of the Republic of Moldova and other regional States in the puzzle of policies and strategic interests of the major world Powers. I dislike using military terms, and it is certainly not the most relevant analogy. However, it would be easy to characterize our situation using the term terra nullius in the context of the geopolitical confrontations in the region. It is notable that, although no shell has exploded in our territory since the military conflict along the Nistru River in 1992, the jockeying by major geopolitical players for better positioning in the region has never ceased. In all those years, there has been no consensus between the great Powers regarding the Republic of Moldova.