Moldova, Hungary sign joint declaration on bilateral strategic partnership

Chisinau, 12 March /MOLDPRES/ - Prime Minister Ion Chicu and Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, on an official visit to Chisinau, today signed a joint declaration on the strategic partnership between Moldova and Hungary.  

Ion Chicu thanked his Hungarian counterpart for the fact that, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, he had paid an official visit to Chisinau. ‘’We had quite good discussions, which lay foundations for concrete actions, in order to achieve the pragmatic goals of cooperation, in the spirit of trust, solidarity, mutual support and respect,’’ Chicu said.

The Moldovan PM noted that the strategic partnership signed was for backing the support of European integration of the Moldovan state, as well as for extending the bilateral cooperation between the two states. ‘’There is economic potential, which has not been explored well enough; I am happy that the Hungarian side is willing to invest in Moldova, through the 100-million-dollar-worth fund. We are ready to provide attractive fiscal regime to Hungarian companies,’’ Ion Chicu said.  

For his part, Viktor Orban said that there were no stories in history about Moldovan-Hungarian conflicts and that ‘’from the geopolitical viewpoint, Hungary has been a supporter of Moldova’s integration into the European Union.’’ ‘’We have much enough experience in the European Union to say that it is not easy, while being in EU, to defend your national interests; yet, it is better to be inside EU, than outside it,’’ Victor Orban stressed.

Orban added that Hungary’s interest was to invest in Moldova’s agricultural sector and the education field. He also said that the present fund of 100 million dollars would be used for developing the economic cooperation between Hungary and Moldova.

„Moldova is a friend of Hungary”, Viktor Orban said in conclusion.