Moldovan PM meets U.S. Ambassador

Chisinau, 29 March /MOLDPRES/ - Prime Minister Pavel Filip today had a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Derek. J. Hogan. The officials discussed the development of the bilateral relations in diverse sectors of common interest, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.    

Pavel Filip said that Moldova paid special attention to the bilateral cooperation and the United States is a strategic partner of Moldova. The PM expressed gratitude for the constant support provided by the USA for the implementation of the democratic and structural reforms and strengthening of the institutional capacities.    

The sides also exchanged opinions on the post-electoral situation in Moldova. Pavel Filip and Derek J. Hogan stressed that the parties which had made it to parliament must prove political maturity and as transparently as possible cooperate for the creation of the government, due to have the citizens’ interests in the forefront.  

The Moldovan prime minister and the American ambassador also discussed the continuation of the programme with IMF, implementation of the local public administration reform and extending the commercial and economic collaboration between Moldova and the United States. A mission of U.S. business people, interested in investing especially in the fields of industry, agriculture, information technology and communication, as well as tourism, will come to Chisinau in next April. At the same time, a delegation of the United States Congress will visit Moldova in late April 2019.  

Prime Minister Pavel Filip highlighted the importance of turning to account the Moldova-USA strategic dialogue. He specified that Moldova was further relying on the support and assistance of the United States for ensuring the country’s sustainable development based on the Western values.