Groysman says Ukraine-Moldova trade turnover could reach $1 bln

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has said that the trade turnover between Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova could reach $1 billion in the near future.

In a post on his Facebook page, he wrote: “We have great opportunities in the economic cooperation. In 2017, the trade turnover between Ukraine and Moldova rose to $884 million. Moreover, it is quite possible to reach mutual trade turnover totaling $1 billion in the near future," Groysman said.

According to Groysman, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Pavel Filip said that $1 billion is not the limit and added that “thanks to the neighborhood relations the trade turnover between our countries can grow much more”.

In addition, the Ukrainian prime minister added that representatives of the governments of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova in Kyiv signed agreements on the liberalization of aviation and road transport, and the Memorandum on cooperation between Ukraine and Moldova in the sphere of synchronous operation of the energy systems of the both states.

As reported, Prime Minister of Moldova Pavel Filip on April 11 paid an official visit to Ukraine to participate in the 11th Kyiv Security Forum.

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