Speeches and Messages

President Maia Sandu’s speech at the joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Ireland, Micheál Martin

President Maia Sandu’s speech in the Parliament of Latvia

Dzimtā valoda ir māte, māte Dzimtā valodā vīns vēl saldāks Dzimtā valodā pasmejies pie sevis pats. In your own tongue you long for your mother. The wine is more wine. The bread is more bread. And only in your own tongue can you laugh to yourself — or stop your weeping. You will recognise these words. But they were not written in Latvian. They were written in Romanian. În limba ta ți-e dor de mama, și vinul e mai vin, și prânzul e mai prânz. Și doar în limba ta poți râde singur, și doar în limba ta te poți opri din plâns.

President Maia Sandu’s speech at the joint press conference with the President of the Republic of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs

President Rinkēvičs, dear Edgars, Thank you for the invitation to come to Riga. Latvia is a country Moldova feels close to — not just as a partner, but as a country that walked a path we are walking now. You know what it takes. And you have been generous in helping us get there.

President Maia Sandu’s Speech at the Moldova–Slovakia Business Forum

Your Excellency, President Pellegrini, Distinguished business leaders, dear friends, Welcome to the Moldova–Slovakia Business Forum. Mr President and I had productive political meetings earlier today. The dialogue is strong, the will is there on both sides.

President Maia Sandu’s speech at the joint press conference with the President of the Slovak Republic, Peter Pellegrini

Your Excellency, President Pellegrini, Thank you for your kind invitation. I am pleased to be here in Bratislava. This year, we celebrate 33 years of diplomatic relations. Three decades of cooperation and mutual respect. And I am glad to say: our partnership is solid.

President Maia Sandu’s speech to the Lithuanian Parliament on Independence Restoration Day

Dear President Nauseda, Professor Landsbergis, President Gribauskaite, Honourable Speaker Olekas, Prime Minister Ruginiene Members of the Seimas, dear friends, Thirty-six years ago, on March 11, 1990, Lithuania became free.

President Maia Sandu’s Speech at the Joint Press Conference with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda

President Nausėda, It is an honour to be here in Vilnius — to celebrate thirty-six years of Lithuanian freedom, and to do so on behalf of all Moldovans — the first people to recognise Lithuania's restored independence.