OREANDA-NEWS. Moldova and Russia signed an agreement on credit granting from Moscow in the amount of 200 million euros. This was announced on April 17 by President of Moldova Igor Dodon.

“The Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to the Russian Federation Andrei Neguta signed an agreement on lending to the Republic of Moldova with the leadership of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. The document provides for the allocation of the first tranche of a loan of € 200 million to our country,” the politician wrote on Facebook.

Dodon noted that “this is the first concrete financial assistance” which Moldova receives from foreign partners during the crisis. “The funds will be directed to the state budget of Moldova for the needs of the country, including financing of infrastructure projects,” he explained. The head of the republic expressed gratitude to the Russian partners and personally to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin “for the assistance provided to the Republic of Moldova during the period of urgent need.”