Shigeki Sumi, the newly-appointed Ambassador of Japan to Moldova, says that the Embassy will seek to promote Moldovan wine to reach the Japanese market. “I visited the Cricova Winery and I was impressed by the high quality of the wines. I hope people in Japan will soon have the occasion to savor Moldovan wines”, stated the diplomat.
Shigeki Sumi said that Japan has extended its economic assistance to Moldova, offering a total of over $135 million for health care, education and agriculture.
The Ambassador added that he was pleased to learn that the Moldova will soon open an Embassy in Tokio hopefully next year.
Vasile Bumacov , Moldova's acting Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, said for his part that Japan should be a model to follow by Moldova and that the Japanese are the most intelligent people he ever met. “They are great patriots and it's in their culture to complete everything that they start. I greatly respect the Japanese nation, who has been helping Moldova for many years now, and without any self-interest”.
According to the latest statistics, in January-September 2014, Moldova's imports from Japan stood at $22.8 million and exports were estimated at $0.29 million.
