June 30, 2021, Chișinău – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European integration announces the success of bilateral negotiations on the mutual recognition of national immunization certificates against COVID-19, issued by the competent authorities of the Republic of Moldova and Turkey, following the principled understandings of the heads of the two diplomacies during the recent high-level contacts.

Thus, vaccinated citizens of the Republic of Moldova and persons legally residing in our country, upon entry into Turkey, will be exempt from the presentation of the PCR test and will not be placed in isolation, upon presentation of a national certificate of vaccination against COVID-19, issued by the national competent authorities. This procedure applies to all vaccines approved nationally in both countries.

Turkey is the fourth country, after Hungary, Ukraine and Georgia, with which the Republic of Moldova has agreed bilaterally on mutual recognition of national vaccination certificates.

Moldovan diplomacy continues through joint efforts to ensure the recognition of national certificates in order to facilitate the movement of vaccinated Moldovan citizens.

Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Spain and Montenegro announced the unilateral recognition of vaccination certificates issued by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova, which comply with World Health Organization standards.

The updated information on travel conditions is reflected in the weekly alerts published on the Foreign Ministry's website in the compartment "Travel safely: the MFA EI explains travel restrictions abroad".