19/03/2012 (Agence Europe) -Ashton and Füle congratulate new president. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton and European Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Füle sent their congratulations to newly elected President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti on Friday 16 March and hailed the “successful outcome” of the presidential election, “by which the members of the Moldovan Parliament have demonstrated their sense of responsibility” before the citizens of the country. The election “paves the way for an inclusive dialogue between all political factions with a view to responding further to the economic and social aspirations of the country and consolidating Moldovan society”, they added. They said that the EU stands ready to work with Timofti in support of democracy, reforms and the ambitious EU approximation agenda, as well as on the “early and peaceful settlement” of the Transnistria conflict. (CG/transl.rt)