Laar to provide advice to Moldova
10.08.2010 | Mart Laar | English news
Chairman of the Pro Patria and Res Publica Union (IRL) Mart Laar will travel to Moldova on Tuesday in order to introduce Estonia's experiences in carrying out reforms and to provide advice to the Government of Moldova, writes LETA/Postimees Online.
Laar will meet with Prime Minister Vladimir Filat as well as with the other cabinet ministers.
His assistance was requested by the World Bank which has lately paid a lot of attention to supporting the new Government of Moldova. Laar himself explained that the reason he was contacted was the success Estonia has achieved after the regaining of independence and the World Bank estimates that among transition countries Estonia has by now achieved the best business climate.
The chairman of IRL estimated that currently Moldova is in the same situation as Georgia in the beginning of reforms and he sees no reason why Moldova should not be able to achieve success.
"Because the former communist nomenclature was in power for a long time in Moldova, the country did not carry out the necessary reforms and by now Moldova is the poorest country in Europe," remarked Laar. He asserted that the new Government that has taken power after the communists were felled has undertaken to improve Moldova's positions. "It will not be easy as the political situation is still unstable and communists may well return to power," he added.
Source: The Baltic Course
