Valery Balan. New EU Commissioner on enlargement and neighbourhood policy, Johannes Hahn, will make their own 1st foreign visit in Moldova.
As stated Last news on Wednesday, the press service of the government of Moldova, " the Commissioner will visit Chisinau on Thursday at the invitation of Prime Minister Iurie Leanca ".
Moldova participates in the EU program " Eastern partnership ", which is aimed at the development of integration of the European Union with the five former Soviet republics: Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Belarus.
in June this year, Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia at the same time signed the Association agreement with the EU.
" Leanca and Khan will discuss the European agenda for Moldova, domestic reforms, as well as the situation in the field. This is the 1st visit of the new Commissioner on expansion abroad ", - said the press service.
in October, during his appointment, Khan said that appreciates the reforms carried out by the Moldovan leadership. According to him, " Eastern partnership " creates a good basis for cooperation with the neighbouring EU countries. He promised that Within five years of its mandate, will do anything to " Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia have received all the necessary support from Brussels to implement reforms to improve ".
The new EU Commissioner for enlargement has changed in this post ?tefan f?le, whose mandate expired on 31 October.
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