OREANDA-NEWS. The current state of bilateral relations and opportunities for expanding the Moldovan-Chinese were the main topics of discussion at a meeting today between Prime Minister Pavel Filip and representatives of delegation of the People’s Republic of China led by Zhang Chunxian, member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, being on visit in Moldova.

Sides highlighted the dynamic nature of bilateral cooperation and increased interest in their further development. Prime Minister Pavel Filip said that the Government's objective was to ensure citizens' welfare and appreciated the ability of China to generate sustainable growth. Prime Minister showed interest, particularly in Chinese experience in making difficult structural reforms.

The head of the Cabinet of Ministers invited Chinese companies to invest in Moldova and to participate in the privatization process in our country. Related to it, Pavel Filip said that despite Moldova being a small country, it has got access to a market of over 880 million consumers, with Free Trade Agreement with the EU, the CIS, Turkey and CEFTA countries group.

In this context, the Prime Minister referred to the facilities of seven Moldovan Free Economic Zones (FEZ). "The residents of FEZ benefit from various exemptions from taxes and have access to all utility infrastructure. Therefore, we invite Chinese companies not to miss this opportunity and use fully the potential to produce and export to the EU, the CIS, Turkey, freely," said Pavel Filip.  

The prime minister also mentioned the importance of speeding up signing of a free trade agreement between Moldova and China. "To discuss issues related to the development of the feasibility study on a Free Trade Agreement, so far there took place a series of consultations with the Chinese side. Memorandum of the Agreement on completion of the feasibility study is planned for 14 – 15 May in China," added Pavel Filip.