The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic Jean Yves Le Drian will be paying a visit to Chisinau on September 2 at the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Nicu Popescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. The French official will meet with his Moldovan counterpart Nicu Popescu, President Maia Sandu and Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița, IPN reports.

The discussions will center on methods of strengthening high-level political contacts and economic and cultural cooperation and on Moldova’s relations with the European Union, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration has said.  

Jean Yves Le Drian and Nicu Popescu will give a joint news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration starting at midday. The event will be broadcast live on the Ministry’s Facebook page.