Moldova Ambassador to Switzerland presents credentials to Swiss President

Chisinau, 28 June /MOLDPRES/ - Moldova’s Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation Tudor Ulianovschi has presented the letters of accreditation President of Switzerland Johann Schneider-Ammann. The ceremony of presentation took place at the Federal Palace within a special event, in line with the Swiss protocol rigours.  

Following the ceremony, Ambassador Tudor Ulianovschi had a meeting with President of the Swiss Confederation Johann Schneider-Ammann. The two officials tackled aspects of the Moldova-Switzerland bilateral cooperation. The focus of the discussion was the deepening of the commercial and economic ties between the two states, given that, in 2016, the sides mark the 15th anniversary of the work and substantial assistance provided by the Swiss government to Moldovan citizens, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), headquartered in Chisinau.    

During the meeting at the Bern-based Federal Palace, Ambassador Tudor Ulianovschi stressed Moldova’s interest in the development of the commercial, economic, social and political relations with Switzerland. He also said the country represented a plausible model of the participatory democracy not only for Moldova, but also for the international community, and was also an example worth being followed for Moldova.    

The president of Switzerland, who also holds the office of economy minister, praised the pro-active stance of the Moldovan diplomatic mission in Switzerland, in promoting Moldova’s economic interests both in the bilateral relationships and in relations with the international organizations based in Geneva.

President Johann Schneider-Ammann expressed increased interest in the effects of implementation of the Association Agreement and Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, as well as in Moldovan cabinet's priorities in strengthening the Moldovan-Swiss dialogue. 

The new Moldovan Ambassador to Switzerland thanked the President of the Swiss Confederation and the authorities in charge of international economic cooperation for doubling the amount of assistance provided to Moldova in such areas as migration and developing platforms of integration of Moldovan citizens living abroad in the national economy, healthcare and rehabilitation of maternity hospitals, providing drinking water to schools and kindergartens, building capacities of local authorities, private sector and civil society from Moldova. 

At the end of the meeting, Ambassador Ulianovschi conveyed an invitation to the President of Switzerland Johann Schneider-Ammann on behalf of President Nicolae Timofti to pay an official visit to Moldova during his tenure as head of state in the Swiss Confederation.

(Reporter V. Rusu, editor M. Jantovan)