OREANDA-NEWS. September 12, 2014. Prime Minister Iurie Leanca made statements to this effect during the meeting with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Eric Rubin today, the government’s communication and media relations department has reported.

The prime minister thanked the United States for their assistance in promoting reforms and democratic values in Moldova and called for boosting the Moldovan-US Strategic Dialogue, launched during his visit to Washington in March. It aims to strengthen relations between the United States and Moldova in the field of security.

Iurie Leanca highlighted the importance of continuing the economic cooperation and increasing trade relations between the two states, to ensure the increased access of Moldovan products to the US market, and to attract more American investments to the Moldovan economy.

The premier said that the Moldovan government would continue the reforms, particularly in the field of justice and combating corruption, European integration as well as boosting economic relations with Moldovan partners. Iurie Leanca said that Moldova was interested in expanding the financial support of the United States in various areas, particularly within the Millennium Challenge Fund’s Compact programme, financed by the government of the United States, noting that the project was successful and showed remarkable results in developing the infrastructure and institutional capacities in relevant areas for Moldova.

For his part, the American deputy assistant secretary of state reiterated the United States’ willingness to support Moldova in strengthening the rule of law, promoting reforms and developing the economy. Eric Rubin said that USA would help Moldova ensure the state’s stability, predictability and security as well as protecting Moldova’s achievements on its European agenda. To this effect, the strategic dialogue with the United States assists Moldova in overcoming domestic and international challenges.

American Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric Rubin is on a two-day visit to Moldova. The visit includes his participation in the first meeting of the leaders of the US-Moldova Strategic Dialogue, bilateral consultations and meetings as a representative of the United States in the five-plus-two negotiations on the Transnistrian conflict settlement, as well as meeting high Moldovan officials. Eric Rubin visited Moldova in autumn 2013.