OREANDA-NEWS. April 27, 2012. This was stated by the head of the government of Moldova at a press-conference covering trade and economic relations between Moldova and EU held on Wednesday and organized by the EU mission in Moldova and the Moldovan Association of European Business.

Authorities of Moldova managed to cover 23 of 25 sections concerning the signing of the agreement. Another 2 ones regard to sectoral basis in various fields, Vladimir Filat has noted. According to him, the signing of the agreement is of great importance for Moldova and opens new opportunities for business environment in particular and the state in general. “About 50% of Moldovan export is being delivered to EU states and the share of them has grown significantly since Moldova was granted autonomic trade preferences.

We must understand that the EU market is 500 mln of solvent possible consumers of our goods and services. We have to make every effort to adopt European principles and bring Moldova closer to EU markets”. Vladimir Filat has said. He has brought the audience attention to the fact that Moldova is an independent state and its authorities are interested in its reintegration. The head of the government has expressed gratitude to representatives of the region of Transdniesria who took part in the first round of DSFTA talks and whished for this cooperation to be continued in a full-fledged mode.

As head of the EU Mission in Moldova Dirk Schuebel has noted, by the end of this year Moldova will see three rounds more of the talks. Another three rounds will be held in 2013. Today is the turning point in the history of trade relations between Moldova and EU, he has note and stressed that the signing of DCFTA does not mean the EU market will be available to Moldova at once. Our country has to implement the whole number of reforms in various fields such as public procurements, investment and intellectual property protection, fiscal and customs legislative basis, etc.