EU Statement  in response to the Address by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe The European Union warmly welcomes the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, H.E. Mr. Mihai Popșoi, to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his address. We strongly support the priorities of the Republic of Moldova's Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe: namely human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, as