PM Ponta paying visit to Republic of Moldova

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Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta is paying a visit to the Republic of Moldova on Friday aimed at carrying out several common actions with Moldovan counterpart Iurie Leanca, the Government's Press Office said in a release to AGERPRES.

Ponta will travel to Cahul, where the new headquarters of Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu Theatre will be built on funds assigned by the Romanian Government, on which occasion the Memorandum on the project funding will be signed. He will then visit a kindergarten, the raising of which was funded via the assistance programme supplied by Bucharest for upgrading the neighbouring country's educational infrastructure.

'The visit will continue in Chisinau, where Romania will donate the Moldovan Government 100 school minibuses, 35 Dacia Duster vehicles and three coaches, according to the announced pledges, as part of the process of Romania's support for strengthening Chisinau's institutional capability, the upgrading of its administrations and institutions, including the cultural and educational ones, as part of Moldova's preparations to join the European Union', the release says.

Ponta and Leanca are scheduled to tackle new cooperation and assistance projects, the implementation of the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Agreement, including the free trade side and the concrete support Romania may render this process. Also featuring on the agenda are talks regarding the phase in the various projects agreed at the previous meetings, the Romanian Government announced.

The two prime ministers will also address issues relating the latest regional developments and attaining the goal of energy independence, the source added.AGERPRES

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