• : The European Union's Czech presidency expressed deep concern about the developments in Moldova, calling "on the Government of Moldova, the opposition and the people of Moldova, to refrain from any action that could lead to further escalation of the tensions in the country". EU foreign policy chief
Javier Solana called on all parties to the conflict to refrain from violence and provocation. He argued that "violence against government buildings is unacceptable." He added that "international election observers noted in their preliminary findings that the elections met many international standards and commitments, but that further improvements were required." The
Party of the European Left expressed its solidarity to President Voronin, stating that "The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) itself admits the conformity of this election to international standards. Being of course understood the legitimacy and everyone's right to manifest his/her opinion freely, there is though no reason for such violence and destruction inside the parliament building."
Marianne Mikko, member of the
European Parliament and leader of its Moldova delegation, has called for new elections, emphasising the importance of full
enfranchisement among people of Moldova. The European Parliament announced that Moldova would participate in the
Eastern Partnership summit in
Prague on 7 May, which will see the EU upgrade relations with Moldova. But
European Parliament "strongly condemned the massive campaign of harassment, grave violations of human rights and all other illegal actions carried out by the Moldovan Government in the aftermath of the parliamentary elections." • : Romania also backed the European Union assessment of concern and urged a cessation of violence. Several thousand Bucharesters gathered in the
University Square to show support for the Moldovan protesters. Hundreds of people also mobilized in the major Romanian cities of
Iași,
Timișoara,
Cluj-Napoca,
Brașov,
Galați,
Craiova,
Ploiești,
Arad,
Suceava and
Bacău, as well as in
Petroșani. President
Traian Băsescu said that Moldova is trying to build an "
Iron Curtain" across the Prut and that Romania will act responsibly toward the "four million Romanians that live in Moldova". • : The United States State Department spokesman Robert Wood said "we're calling on the parties to refrain from further violence and resolve their differences peacefully and through peaceful means." In regard to the way the election was handled, Wood declared that the State Department is "still assessing" and that, at the moment of the briefing, "he thinks [...] we basically share that assessment that the OSCE gave." Asif Chaudhry, the US ambassador, stated that "the authorities acted with restraint on Tuesday, as the demonstration in front of the Presidential Palace and the Parliament building went out of control resulting in property damage and injuries. Thus, the potential for more grave consequences was avoided." He also expressed concerns about the arrests that took place after the riot.
United States Secretary of State,
Hillary Clinton wrote to president
Vladimir Voronin: "As our Embassy and the Department of State noted in public statements, we condemn the violence which occurred in the days following the election. We believe it would be helpful for your Government to address the concerns that have been raised about the conduct of the election, as well as the treatment of detainees, journalists, and representatives of civil society following the violence." Students and activists hoisted picket signs in
Boston,
Washington, D.C., and
New York City on 13 April, to protest the incumbent Communist Party's victory. • : Ukraine's Interior Minister
Yuriy Lutsenko announced an increase in patrols along the state border with Moldova. "Right after the events in Chișinău, the Ukrainian police significantly increased its presence along the Ukraine-Moldova state border in Odesa region to prevent the trespassing of armed extremist groups on the territory of Ukraine." Ukrainian police and customs officers arrested two Moldovan citizens for their alleged "involvement in organizing an attempt to overthrow the Moldovan government." They were extradited a week later. • : Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Grigory Karasin, said that Russia is concerned about developments in Moldova, while
Alexey Ostrovsky, the Chairman of the Committee of the
State Duma for CIS, accused Western secret services of trying to destabilise CIS countries in order to attract them towards NATO. He also claimed that Romania helps the process in order to swallow Moldova and create a new unified country. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent out this statement on 8 April: "Judging by the slogans shouted in the squares, plenty of Romanian flags in the hands of organizers of these outrages, their aim is to discredit the achievements in strengthening the sovereignty of Moldova. The Russian foreign ministry hopes that common sense will prevail, public and constitutional order will be restored in the next few days and the choice of the Moldovan citizens will be confirmed by all politically responsible forces." ==Follow-up==