Moldova and Slovakia have signed a cooperation memorandum in Bratislava, Info-Prim Neo reports. According to a communique by the Moldovan Foreign Ministry, signing the memorandum was conditioned by the need to establish a legal frame for the relationships between the Economy Ministers of both countries and to create favorable conditions for the sides to inform themselves mutually concerning activities of interests for them. The areas covered include opportunities of cooperation within international organizations, legislative changes in the areas dealt with by both ministries, analyses, evaluations and forecasts concerning the economic development of Moldova and Slovakia, and the development of the business environment. The memo envisages the development of industrial, technical and technological areas in the public domain, in order to involve the private sector more in the industrial and technological development in both states.