On November 4, the ninth meeting of China-Moldova Intergovernmental Commission on Economic and Trade Cooperation was held in Shanghai. The meeting was co-chaired by Ling Ji, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy China International Trade Representative, and Claudiu Năsui, Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova. Eugeniu Osmochescu, Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova, attended the meeting.

Ling Ji said that China and Moldova are friendly cooperation partners. In recent years, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries has continued to develop. China is ready to expand imports of quality agricultural products such as wine from Moldova, encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in Moldova, and expand cooperation in emerging areas such as e-commerce, digital and green transformation. China welcomes Moldova’s active promotion of its products at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the cultivation of new business forms such as cross-border e-commerce and trade in services. He expressed the hope that the two sides will enhance trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, jointly uphold the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core, and promote the sound development of China-Moldova economic and trade relations.

Claudiu Năsui said that China is Moldova’s second largest trading partner. Moldova is optimistic about the prospects for the development of bilateral economic and trade relations and hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in areas such as agriculture, tourism and civil aviation. Chinese enterprises are welcome to invest in Moldova, and the Moldovan government will create a fair and transparent business environment. Moldova sets up a national pavilion at the CIIE for the first time to showcase its national image and quality specialty products, and is ready to use the CIIE platform to enhance its visibility and continuously expand exports to China. (Released on November 4)