Türkiye’s ambassador in Chișinău, Nazmiye Başaran, paid a courtesy visit to Dorin Junghietu, energy minister of the Republic of Moldova, the Turkish embassy announced on Oct. 15.
Junghietu, a gas and energy specialist, was sworn in as energy minister in February 2025. He has listed the ministry’s priorities as uninterrupted gas and electricity supplies, timely completion of the Vulcănești–Chișinău power line and faster investment projects, including in renewables.

At the end of 2025 the minister said Moldova had fully overcome its energy dependence on Russia, and in 2026 he has emphasized regional integration, interconnections and cooperation as the basis of energy security.