{"id":5907,"date":"2020-12-18T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2020-12-19T17:30:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T15:30:50","slug":"maia-sandu-meets-the-lithuanian-ambassador-kestutis-kudzmanas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/maia-sandu-meets-the-lithuanian-ambassador-kestutis-kudzmanas\/","title":{"rendered":"Maia Sandu Meets the Lithuanian Ambassador, Kestutis Kudzmanas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-advanced-gutenberg-blocks-intro\"><p class=\"wp-block-advanced-gutenberg-blocks-intro__content\">Maia Sandu had a meeting with the Ambassador of Lithuania to Moldova, Kestutis Kudzmanas. They discussed Lithuania\u2019s support for Moldova\u2019s democratization and European integration.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The elected president, Maia Sandu, had a meeting with the Ambassador of Lithuania in Moldova, Kestutis Kudzmanas. 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