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Moldovan-American Meeting at Ministry of Defense



CHISINAU, June 23, 2018 — Military attaché of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova, LTC Jeffrey Muir, presented the new chief of the US Office for Defense Cooperation, maj. Edward Salazar, to State Secretary Vladimir Iliev.

Vladimir Iliev congratulated the American officer on his appointment and expressed the conviction that he will contribute to reinforce the Moldovan-American defense cooperation.

During the meeting, the State Secretary awarded the medal “For Strengthening the Brotherhood in Arms” to maj. Jeffrey Paquette who ended his mandate as chief of the US Office for Defense Cooperation and for the efforts made in order to develop the cooperation between the two armies.

Vladimir Iliev thanked maj. Paquette for his involvement in the implementation of Moldova-American projects aimed to modernize the country’s defense institution.

Maj. Jeffrey Paquette was appointed chief of the US Office for Defense Cooperation in September, 2016.

The Moldovan-American defense cooperation started on December 4, 1995 upon the signature of the Memorandum “Regarding the cooperation in the military area between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Moldova and the US Department of Defense”.


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