May 17, 2021, Kyiv - The interim Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Aureliu Ciocoi, participated in the trilateral meeting dedicated to cooperation between the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine in the field of European integration and the Eastern Partnership. During the event, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the three foreign ministries on cooperation in the field of European integration. The memorandum sets out a series of objectives for the cooperation of the countries associated with the EU and provides the normative basis for undertaking joint diplomatic efforts, trilateral consultations, public communication actions.

In a statement to the press after the signing of the document, the head of Moldovan diplomacy, Aureliu Ciocoi, pointed out that the three countries with European aspirations and ambitions, which signed the association agreements, free trade with the EU, obtained visa-free regimes, send a another strong signal of the desire to continue the reform and modernization agenda for the benefit of the citizens of the associated states. The signing of the memorandum and the establishment of the "Associated Trio" is a concrete commitment to intensify trilateral cooperation in the field of European integration.

In the opinion of the foreign ministers, Aureliu Ciocoi, Dmytro Kuleba and David Zalkaliani, the consolidation of diplomatic efforts in the trilateral format is current in the context of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit this autumn. Foreign Minister Aureliu Ciocoi stressed that the associated countries remain fully engaged in cooperation processes within the EAP, the common interest being that this platform has an ambitious agenda that will continue the rapprochement of Eastern partners with the European Union.

The press statements of the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration can be consulted here.

The text of the Memorandum of Understanding on European Integration Cooperation can be accessed here.