The Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodimir Groisman is expected to make a visit to Chisinau at the start of October. Bilateral agreements between the Government of Moldova and the Government of Ukraine to eliminate the system of authorizations for carriers from both of the states are to be signed during the visit, IPN has learned from the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure.

This was agreed in the meeting of the Moldovan-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission for economic and commercial cooperation that was held in Odessa on September 18 – 19. The Moldovan side asked to issue 15,000 bilateral and goods transit transport authorizations and 700 irregular passenger transit transport authorizations.

It was noted that the balance of trade between the two states rose by 30%, including because of a more efficient cooperation with the EU. According to statistics, trade between Moldova and Ukraine in January-September 2017 came to US$ 254.48 million.