Moldovan-Russian inter-ministerial political consultations to be held in Moscow this week

Chisinau, 6 November /MOLDPRES/ - Moldovan-Russian inter-ministerial political consultations will take place in Moscow on 8 November, at an initiative by the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry.

According to the Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ministry’s (MAEIE) public diplomacy, strategic communication and media interaction service, Moldova’s delegation will be led by a MAEIE state secretary, Tatiana Molcean, and the Russian one – by state secretary, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Grigory Karasin.  

During consultations, the sides are to consider a wide spectrum of topical subjects of the Moldovan-Russian relations, especially the advancement of the political dialogue, deepening the cooperation in the trade, economic and social sectors, interaction in the cultural and humanitarian fields.  

At a suggestion by the Moldovan side, the participants in the consultations will tackle also problematic subjects of the bilateral relations, including the difficulties faced at travels to Russia by high-ranking Moldovan officials.  

Also, the sides plan discussions on the topic of initiating draft inter-governmental agreements on cooperation in the labour force migration sector, as well as cooperation programme in the humanitarian sector.   

(Reporter A. Zara, editor M. Jantovan)