OREANDA-NEWS. July 09, 2010. Leslie McCuaig was appointed the new country director for Moldova of the American Millennium Challenge Corporation. In the course of his meeting with the Prime Minister Vladimir Filat, with participation of the US Ambassador to Moldova Asif Chaudhry, the State Minister Victor Bodiu and the executive director of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Moldova, Valentina Badrajan.

The sides reviewed the implementation of pre-conditions agreed with the Millennium Challenge Corporation so that the Compact Agreement enters into force as soon as possible. Vladimir Filat said, the government of Moldova supported the ratification of the Compact Agreement in the Moldovan parliament. Now, the legal frameworks necessary for the implementation of the program are finalized.

The Premier noted that the public fund Millennium Challenge Moldova had been already created and would soon start its activity. Vladimir Filat thanked the American side for cooperation in the process of program development and voiced hope for tighter cooperation in its implementation. Leslie McCuaig assured that he would take efforts to contribute to the successful implementation of the Compact Agreement and other joint projects in Moldova which complete the complex of economic reforms.