President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, congratulated Moldova on the adoption by the Council of the decision on the liberalization of the visa regime for Moldovans, IPN reports.
The two officials conferred on the developments in the region and the European agenda, especially the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU. The two also discussed the visit that Herman Van Rompuy plans to pay to Chisinau this May.
After the European Parliament and the European Council adopted the decision on the abolition of the visa requirements for Moldovans, the decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It will take effect by the end of May.
