The ministers of Economy from Romania and Moldova signed on Tuesday a memorandum with over 25 points, which contains joint actions in the economic field, from transport, to customs, to interconnection, announced the Romanian minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Stefan-Radu Oprea.

„Today was the 12th meeting of the Romania-Republic of Moldova intergovernmental commission. The previous one took place 6 years ago, in Chisinau. I worked together with representatives from all economic fields. I signed a memorandum with over 25 various points, for joint actions in the economic field, from transport, to the customs field, to interconnection. All the infrastructure that is needed so that the business milieu in Romania and the Republic of Moldova can increase the value of trade, which now amounts to 3.4 billion dollars. Romania has the status of the main partner of the Republic of Moldova, as the main investor in the Republic of Moldova,” declared Oprea.

The minister of Economy specified that the Romanian businessmen who invested in the Republic of Moldova raised the issue of a system of guarantees for those who want to invest more in the neighboring country and emphasized that the authorities are trying to simplify all the processes so that Romania maintains its status the main investor in the Republic of Moldova.

For his part, the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Moldova, Dumitru Alaiba, declared that there is a special relationship between the two countries, Romania being the main investor in the Republic of Moldova and also in the first place in terms of trade.

He mentioned that a multitude of topics were covered in Tuesday’s discussions because the relationship between the two countries is branching out.

The twelfth session of the Romania – Republic of Moldova Joint Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation Commission took place on Tuesday, at the Parliament Palace, and will be followed by the Romania – Republic of Moldova Business Forum.

The co-chairmen of this Commission are the minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Stefan-Radu Oprea, from the Romanian side, and the deputy prime minister, the minister of Economic Development and Digitization, Dumitru Alaiba, from the Moldovan side.

AGERPRES