Austrian parliament speaker says European Union's map incomplete without Moldova

Chisinau, 16 May /MOLDPRES/ - Opportunities of deepening the Moldovan-Austrian bilateral relations, especially on the commercial, economic and investment dimensions, the firm journey of Moldova of accession to the European Union were subjects discussed today at a meeting between Prime Minister Dorin Recean and President of Austria’s National Council Wolfgang Sobotka. This is the first visit to Moldova by an Austrian parliament speaker since the establishment of the diplomatic relation with Austria, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.      

The officials discussed opportunities of boosting the commercial and economic cooperation in such sectors as agriculture and green energy. PM Dorin Recean made an invitation to Austrian companies to consider the investments opportunities in Moldova, provided by the Free Economic Zones and IT and Industrial Parks.  

The sides also exchanged opinions on the security situation in the region, against the background of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine. They also reviewed the agenda of reforms launched by the cabinet, in the justice, energy security, education fields.   

The Austrian parliament speaker expressed the firm support for the ambitious programme of reforms, initiated by the authorities and for Moldova’s irreversible way of integration into the European Union. ‘’The European Union’s map is incomplete without the Republic of Moldova,’’ the Austrian official said at the meeting held at the government’s headquarters.    

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