Protocol amending Agreement on Free Trade between Moldovan, Ukrainian governments signed today

15:49 | 28.08.2021 Category: Official

Chisinau, 28 August /MOLDPRES/- Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Natalia Gavrilița and Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal today signed a Protocol amending the Free Trade Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the government's communication and protocol department has reported.

Natalia Gavrilița said that the protocol reconfirms the will of the two countries to contribute to the development of bilateral trade and economic relations. "The document will facilitate investment and encourage the business environment to make full use of the existing trade regime with the EU," she said.

Thus, domestic producers will be able to import raw materials and components originating in Ukraine to process them in the Republic of Moldova, and then export their final product to EU member states, accompanied by certificates of Moldovan origin free of duty or reduced customs duty, according to the existing preferential regime.

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