The Republic of Moldova and Ukraine will strengthen cooperation in the joint control of persons, units of transport and goods at the state border. During the official visit paid by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodimir Groisman to Moldova, there was signed an agreement on such control at joint Moldovan-Ukrainian checkpoints, including on the central segment, between the Governments of Moldova and Ukraine, IPN reports.
According to the Moldovan Government’s press service, the document defines new forms of interaction between the competent control bodies with a view to simplifying the formalities and bureaucratic procedures, ensuring simultaneously the security and respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the state border. The joint control on the Moldovan-Ukrainian border will be applied both to road transport and to railroad transport.
Owing to the stimulation of crossborder cooperation, an efficient fight will be ensured against illegal migration and illegal activities on the common state border. The document is valid for a five-year period and was signed to fulfill the commitments assumed by the two states through the Association Agreements with the EU.
