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Premier meets Moldova-born people residing in Israel

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Prime Minister Vlad Filat held a meeting with citizens born in Moldova and living in Israel in the evening of 15 May, the government's communication and media relations department has reported.

The meeting, held in Tel Aviv, was hosted by the Association of Jews from Moldova "Beit Basarabia". Deputy Premier, Foreign and European Integration Minister Iurie Leanca, Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Eugen Carpov and Labour, Social Protection and Family Minister Valentina Buliga participated in the meeting as well.

Filat conveyed warm greetings from the Republic of Moldova to all Moldova-born people living in Israel. He said he was honoured to be the first Moldovan prime minister to pay an official visit to Israel after the establishment of Moldovan-Israeli diplomatic ties 20 years ago. Filat said the visit proved to be productive, as agreements on the launch of specific projects were signed during meetings with Israeli officials. He also noted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will pay a visit to Moldova soon.

"It is important to develop bilateral relations. Israel's advanced experience in the sectors of agriculture, IT, medicine and others are of high interest for us," Filat said.

Filat wished the Moldova-born people good health and asked them to continue to be Moldova's "ambassadors", not to forget the country and to return here more often. He recalled that in 2010 Moldova granted a visa free regime to the Israeli citizens and added that Moldova made the steps needed for Moldovans to benefit from a similar regime with Israel.

Dan Korn, the head of the World Federation of Bessarabian Jews, welcomed the Moldovan delegation, noting that those born in Moldova did not forget about it and are interested in events there.

The participants in the meeting asked questions about Moldova's development, EU integration and social reforms. An exhibition by painter Volf Bulba was opened during the event as well.

The number of Israeli citizens originating from the Republic of Moldova is estimated at 80,000-100,000, which accounts for about 1.5-1.7 per cent of Israel's population. At the same time, another about 200,000 Israeli citizens are linked to Moldova to a certain extent via their relatives or by the fact that they were born in Moldova.

Moldova-born Israeli citizens are members of two associations: Beit Basarabia in Tel Aviv and Izvoras in Ashod. All in all, there are 28 territorial organizations of Moldova-born people subordinated to one of these two associations.


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