22nd of January 2019, Davos - The Republic of Moldova is interested in expanding political and diplomatic dialogue with different countries, improving commercial and economic relations and intensifying trade with the countries of the world, including those from Asia, the Persian Gulf and other areas, and attracting foreign direct investment into the national economy by raising the awareness of the multinational companies. The statement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Tudor Ulianovschi, during the meetings and discussions with high level officials from different states and representatives of the business environment that are taking part in the biggest World Economic Forum which started today in Davos, Switzerland.
In the discussions with the Minister of Finances of Singapore, Heng Swee Keat, the head of the Moldovan diplomacy expressed the interest of the Republic of Moldova in expanding and intensifying the diplomatic presence of our country in the Asian region by instituting an Honorary Consulate in Singapore during the course of this year. At the same time, the two Ministers had an exchange of views on the acquisition of Singapore's experience in developing industrial parks and managing „Smart Cities”, as well as reforming the public procurement system by involving multinational companies and ensuring institutional transparency.
At the same time, Minister Tudor Ulianovschi has had today a series of meetings with representatives of multinational companies, such as the Managing Director of Bahrain Economic Development Board, Simon Galpin, the Vice President of Al Dahra Holding, Khadim Al Darei, Executive Vice President of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), Keiko Honda, during which Minister Ulianovschi reiterated the interest of domestic producers in our country to expand the exports of Moldovan products in the Persian Gulf region by presenting national projects regarding the attraction of foreign investments for the development and modernization of the educational process in our country by taking over best practices from the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
Representatives of the Al-Dahra multinational Holding, which started trade relations with more than 65 states, will make a documentary visit to the Republic of Moldova in the near future, and representatives of Bahrain Economic Development Board have expressed an interest in signing a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Investment Agency of the Republic of Moldova.
The leadership of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency has expressed its interest in offering to the Republic of Moldova the best practices in the process of regulating public-private partnerships, as well as securing the guarantee of foreign investments in the infrastructure of our country.
The opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum was held today in Davos in the presence of the President of Switzerland and the founder of the World Economic Forum, the famous Professor Klaus Schwab. The opening ceremony was attended by heads of state, prime ministers, ministers, top leaders of various international organizations, representatives of numerous multinational companies and the civil society.
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