The Republic of Moldova should have free trade agreements with as many interested partners as possible, head of the Democratic parliamentary group Marian Lupu stated in the talk show “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, IPN reports.

According to him, Moldova’s economy is oriented to export. The more the country exports, the greater is the contribution to production growth and to the rise in the number of jobs. Thus, if the economy of a state is based on export, this state cannot be closed to the other markets.

Marian Lupu reiterated that since Moldova became a member of the World Trade Organization in 2001, the average customs tariff when entering the country has been of 6%. Thus, the level of protecting the market is very low.  “The decline from 6% to 0% is practically not felt by the economy as it is a very low level. That’s why I plead for signing more free trade agreements as this will definitely favor the producers, enterprises and all those who work for these,” stated the MP.