Moldovan, Dutch officials approach cooperation

Chisinau, April 20 /MOLDPRES/- Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration met Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra, the MAEIE press service has reported.

The visit has a special occasion, namely the opening of the embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Republic of Moldova and the accreditation of the first resident ambassador in our country. The embassy will play an important role in the developing and strengthening political, economic and cultural ties between our countries, a message that Nicu Popescu also conveyed at the diplomatic mission's inauguration ceremony.

"Also, I discussed with Wopke Hoekstra about the accession process of the Republic of Moldova to the EU, as well as the importance of Dutch expertise in achieving this strategic goal. In this context, I was happy to announce that the Republic of Moldova has sent our country's contributions to the European Commission's enlargement report. It is a first exercise of this kind for the Republic of Moldova, an exercise in which hundreds of employees of state institutions described the progress and reforms of the last year.

We also appreciate the Dutch support in the judicial reform, especially through the pre-vetting commission, whose chairman is an independent expert from the Netherlands, as well as the Dutch expertise for the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). We intend to develop our commercial-economic relations and will focus more on projects in agriculture, renewable energy, water resources management.

At the same time, I emphasized that the Republic of Moldova is a reliable partner and we are eager to strengthen our bilateral relations in areas of mutual interest", he said.

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