The Government decided to initiate talks with the Romanian side on the draft agreement on cooperation in tourism, IPN reports.

The draft agreement envisions the favoring of the development of cooperation between public institutions and companies operating in the tourism industry of the two countries, creation of favorable conditions for attracting new investments for supporting and developing tourism in accordance with the national legislation of each side, foundation of mixed enterprises in tourism, exchange of specialists, groups and delegations of experts in tourism.

This autumn, there will be launched the tourist route “Voivode Stephan the Great and Holy” that will integrate the Republic of Moldova into the European tourism circuit.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the number of Romanian tourists who visited Moldova in 2017 rose by over 6,000 to 35,900, with Romania being the top country whose citizens visited Moldova as tourists and excursionists.