The Moldovan government has withdrawn from involvement in NATO-led drills scheduled for May 6 through June 1 in Georgia, according to the Interfax news agency.
The reasons behind the decision have not been explained.
Earlier, the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, as well as Kazakhstan in central Asia and Serbia in Eastern Europe announced that they were pulling out of the exercises.
It’s reported that Riga, Tallinn and Belgrade withdrew due to financial reasons while Astana has not commented on its decision not to take part.
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