Moldovan PM has meeting with Swiss Ambassador

The Swiss-Moldovan cooperation, based on numerous projects with a direct impact on citizens, as well as opportunities for developing investment relations between the two states, were discussed at a meeting of Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu with Swiss Ambassador Felix Baumann.

The PM noted that the two states had come closer in recent years, and the activity of the Cooperation Office, opened in Chisinau, enhanced Switzerland's support, aimed at increasing the welfare of Moldova's residents. The government's priority is the relaunch of the economy and the attraction of investors, including Swiss ones, into the national economy. To establish direct contacts between entrepreneurs, the Moldova–Switzerland Business Forum will be organized in Zurich in next March.

Switzerland provides Moldova with non-repayable financial assistance through the Swiss Cooperation Programme 2025–2028, in order to improve good governance and social cohesion, for economic development and resilience, health and local public services.

Also, based on a Memorandum signed at the beginning of this year with the Ministry of Health, Switzerland has significantly contributed to modernizing conditions in maternity hospitals and emergency services.

The officials also referred to the Agreement to combat corruption and recover illicit assets, the Free Trade Agreement, and the agreement signed in the social sector. This will allow more than 10,000 Moldovans settled in Switzerland to benefit from pensions and other social guarantees for the years worked in both states.

The discussions also focused on cooperation in reforming public services, as well as in agriculture and tourism.