Activity of the President on March 29 – April 11, 2004

Greek President’s visit

Vladimir Voronin met with his Greek counterpart Constantinos Stephanopoulos on official visit in Moldova between March 29–30. The press-services reported that the Two Presidents considered among others Transdnistrian conflict, Cypriot problem and Cyprus accession to EU. In this respect, President Voronin endorsed the resolution of the Cypriot conflict based on UN plan, whereas his Greek counterpart pledged his support to Republic of Moldova in its EU accession.

As part of the official visit three documents were signed: Agreement on eliminating double taxation and fiscal evasion; Bilateral Agreement on air traffic; Intergovernmental Protocol on social security, social protection and labour market. The latter would pave the ground for a new agreement legalising Moldovan citizens working in Greece.

Vladimir Voronin and Constantinos Stephanopoulos were the guests of an Economic Forum that gathered 40 Greek businessmen and around 100 Moldovan ones. In his inauguration speech at the Forum, President Voronin made an overview of the state of Moldovan economy and outlined factors that make Moldovan economy attractive to investors, among others: economic growth, political and social stability, existence of “Corridor 9” which links Greece to Baltic states, access to different markets with whom Moldova has free trade agreements (great majority of the states members to the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe), membership in WTO, legal framework and in particular the Law on Investments, skilled work force, etc. Another issue that grabbed businessmen’s attention was the profitable niches in the Moldovan market and investment opportunities in Moldova.

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Activity of the President on March 29 – April 11, 2004

Greek President’s visit

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