The Cabinet approved the initiation of the negotiation and signing of an assistance agreement between the Government of Moldova and the U.S. Government for building more efficient and responsible democratic governance, IPN reports.

Under the accord, the United States will offer Moldova US$4.2 million worth of grants for increasing the people’s participation in the decision-making process of the Government, ensuring a transparent and responsible judicial system and creating better conditions for the local public authorities so that these are able to successfully deal with the people’s problems.

The agreement will take effect when it is signed and will be valid until June 20, 2021.