European Council President and outgoing Czech prime minister Mirek Topolanek has called on representatives of the Moldovan government and the opposition to start a dialogue that would restore calm in Moldova.

Topolanek was on a visit to Chisinau along with envoys of the European Commission.

"I spoke with the opposition, non-governmental organisations, prime minister Zinaida Greceanii and president Vladimir Voronin - and each has a different perception of the current situation. However, I think it is important that there is a will to start a dialogue, although it has not been expressed in writing so far," Topolanek said on April 22 2009.

He said that the dialogue must lead to a situation where human rights and freedoms are respected, enemies are not slandered and violence is ended, not forgetting, for instance, that the opposition must also gain access to the media.

After the meeting, Voronin said that he appreciated the interest of the European Union and said that it would help resolve the situation that escalated after the parliamentary elections whose course and results have been contested by the opposition.

On April 22, Moldova's constitutional court approved the final results of the April 5 parliamentary elections. The results were submitted to the court by the central election commission after vote recounting last week.

"The most important thing now is to reach national accord and resolve this difficult situation together," Voronin said.

Topolanek and the EC delegates met Moldova's opposition leaders and NGO representatives.

The leaders of the Liberal Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and Alliance Our Moldova presented their complaints and documents which allegedly show that the parliamentary elections held on April 5 were undemocratic and which underpined their complaint to the constitutional court.
 
"The EU is monitoring the situation in Moldova. I will pass these documents on to the foreign ministers of the EU member states who will meet as soon as next week to discuss the situation in your country," Topolanek said.

"The Czech Presidency is ready to encourage a pro-democratic development in Moldova also within the Eastern Partnership project."

The summit meeting of the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries will take place on May 7 in Prague.