The Moldovan language is an invented language, and in the territory of Moldova, there are Moldovan citizens of Romanian origin, who are the majority, declared Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Friday.
The Prime Minister was asked by journalists about the statements made by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to which his statements regarding the citizens of Moldova would be provocative.
"I will not lie for the sake of Russia, that's what I feel and that is the truth. There is no Moldovan language anymore, the Moldovan language was an invention of Russia and then, with the help of those who led Ukraine and Moldova, they imposed an invented language. At this moment, both the Ukrainian state and the Republic of Moldova have clearly stated that there is no other language than Romanian," the Prime Minister said.
He specified that Russia does nothing but incite.
"In Moldovan territory, there are Moldovan citizens of Romanian origin. In Romania, there are Romanian citizens of Hungarian ethnicity. They are a minority in Romania, but they are Romanian citizens. Moldovan citizens of Romanian origin are the majority in Moldova, that's the truth. If they want to incite, that's what they have been doing since the Russian Federation exists, and we know our lesson very well," added Marcel Ciolacu.
The statements of Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, according to which only Romanians live in Moldova, represent a gross interference in the affairs of the republic, declared Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday at a press briefing, as reported by the official agency TASS.