President Igor Dodon said he will not support the liberalization of the land market so that the foreigners coming to the Republic of Moldova could buy farmland. He developed the issue in the program “Moldova Live” on the public TV channel Moldova 1, IPN reports.
“The people and the land are what we have dearest in the Republic of Moldova. We should not allow and will not allow foreigners to buy land, at least until I hold office of President. I will block the attempt to allow foreign citizens to purchase land,” stated the official.
He noted that only the Moldovan citizens and resident companies can buy land. “If someone from abroad wants to come and invest here, they should come and found an enterprise and invest money in this enterprise, while this enterprise can purchase land to develop agriculture,” he stated.
President Dodon specified that if the enterprise is liquidated, the land will not become property of foreign investors. But the adoption of such a law is a risky venture.
