Clarissa Ward
Chief International Correspondent, CNN
Even as Chișinău confirms its European path, Evghenia Guțul pledges closer ties with Moscow.
The government denies plans for quick sell-off of huge aluminium smelter, but some believe it will come sooner rather than later.
Regional leaders join China and Russia in stressing the need for US bases to close, and for external forces to stop meddling.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to work towards a resolution of Moldova's separatist conflict.