The General Mayor, Ion Ceban participated with a speech about economic potential of Chisinau during his participation at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, held in Sankt Petersburg, Russian Federation.

In his speech, the Mayor of the capital mentioned that the geographical position of Chisinau, as well as its economic and logistical connections makes it a major center of Southeast Europe. The capital of Moldova has a great potential for economic development, infrastructure, which can provide new jobs.

According to Ion Ceban, such meetings are necessary for both city administrations and economic developers. "I had the opportunity these days to participate in several rounds of discussions with representatives of the authorities from different countries, specialists and experts in the economic and architectural field. I really want the development of the capital at a high level, to be comfortable for its inhabitants, but also attractive for investors and tourists", said the Mayor.

Also, the Mayor, mentioned about the efforts of the current municipal administration to develop for the first time the Strategy for socio - economic and sustainable development of the capital.

The document is made in collaboration with experts from the Russian Federation and one of the main tasks that were established before the strategy, was to reduce migration, attract and retain human capital in the city, economic development, urban mobility and improving the ecological situation. 

Finally, the Mayor of the capital said that, acting on the basis of partnerships, taking over the best experiences, as well as identifying new partners from other cities, Chisinau will be able to implement the established development plans.

We remind you that between June 2 and 5, this year, the General Mayor, Ion Ceban, participates at the works of the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, XXIV edition.

It is worth mentioning that on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, the General Mayor, Ion Ceban and the head of the administration of the city of Obninsk, Kaluga region, Tatiana Leonova, signed on Thursday a Cooperation Agreement between the two cities in the commercial - economic field, technical - scientific and socio – cultural fields.