President of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon held a working meeting with the Bashkan of the Gagauz autonomy Irina Vlakh, within the framework of which the Head of the State was informed about development of the region during the last three and a half years.

Thus, the budget of Gagauzia, since 2015, has grown by almost 2 times, from 475 to 880 million lei. In Gagauzia, more than 2,000 new jobs have been created. In the Free Trade Zone “Valkanesh” two sub-zones have been created, with investments in these sites amounting to more than 5 million euros.

A new law on investment was adopted. The volume of capital investments in the region has increased by 23 times since 2015, from 5 to 115 million lei. Gagauzia intensively develops external relations and receives support from the partner countries: Russia, Turkey, the European Union, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan.

Gagauz products are successfully returning to the Russian market. The Russian Federation has opened access to its market to all winemaking companies from Gagauzia, as well as to all producers of fruits and vegetables. To date, 66 companies of Gagauzia have the right to supply their products to the Russian market.

The Turkish agency TIKA carried out construction of three social facilities for a total amount of more than 15 million euros. The European Union is implementing SARD (agriculture and infrastructure development) programs and SLPA (support to local authorities) in Gagauzia for a total of 11.5 million euros.

10 social programs are successfully implemented: compensation for some groups of the population in the cold period, targeted compensation for veterans of the power structures of Gagauzia, payment of a one-time birth allowance, free provision of baby food, support of expensive medical services for children in need, and a number of other programs.

Igor Dodon noted that today’s Gagauzia is a brilliant example of successful development for other regions of Moldova.

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