Nečas meets with Moldavian PM, confirms developmental aid for 2012

Prime Minister Petr Nečas says that Moldavia will be one of five priority countries for Czech developmental aid next year. Speaking to the press after a meeting with his Moldavian counterpart, Vlad Filat, Mr Nečas said that the small East European country was a priority for the Visegrad Group as a whole, on account of its reform efforts and pro-European stance. He also noted that Moldavia offers opportunities for Czech investment, particularly in the areas of energy and transportation infrastructure. The Czech Press Agency says that Moldavia is to receive 66.5 million crowns in developmental aid from the Czech Republic next year. Prior to the press conference, Czech and Moldavian officials signed bilateral agreements on the return of illegal aliens, cooperation in health care and social security.