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Guam meeting: Ukraine Pm expects a Free trade area

Groysman and Filp had a bilateral discussion

29 March, 08:58
(ANSA) - TRIESTE - Heads of governments of Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova took part at the reunion of the Guam Organization for democracy and economic development in Kyiv, moldova.org said. The Prime Ministers discussed about cooperation, economic development and regional security. The Guam Organization is a regional organization of the four post-Soviet states created in 1997 and officially institutionalized with the headquarters in Kyiv in 2006.

The main topic of the forum was the opportunity of creating a Free trade area and a facilitated customs regime between the four states. Ukraine's Pm, Volodymyr Groysman, underlined the need to conclude the formation of the Guam Free trade area in 2017: "I would like to urge economy ministries of our countries to be more resolute".

The Moldovan Pm, Pavel Filip, called on investors to come to his country. Filip lauded his Government for reducing by 70% the number of control institutions and by 60% the number of required documents and permits.

Filip and Volodymyr had a bilateral discussion, in which they reiterated about coordinating necessary actions for the joint control at some checkpoints. They also discussed subjects like the reciprocal recognition of land ownership, frontier demarcation and the conditions of exploitation of the Hidroenergetic Complex on Nistru. The parties agreed to sign a joint letter to the European Commission asking for assistance in identifying advantageous solutions regarding the exploitation of Nistru river. (ANSA).

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