The President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Grosu, will be on a working visit to the parliaments of the United Kingdom and Ireland from June 29 to July 2. The head of the legislature will meet with his counterparts in London and Dublin – the Speaker of the House of Commons of the British Parliament, Lindsay Hoyle, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Irish Parliament, Verona Murphy, IPN reports.
According to the Parliament’s press service, Igor Grosu will have meetings in the UK Parliament with MPs from the Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Republic of Moldova. The agenda of the visit also includes a joint meeting with committee chairmen of the Irish Parliament, with whom he will discuss draft bilateral agreements on social protection and driving license conversion.
The President of the Parliament will also meet representatives of the diaspora. Igor Grosu will talk to Moldovans living, working or studying in the UK and Ireland, representatives of the Moldovan business community.
In Ireland, Igor Grosu will take part in the Forum “Moldova-Ireland: bridges of excellence”, and in the UK – in “Diaspora Invest”, at the “Diaspora Fest Sport & Traditions” and “Spic de grau” Festivals, events dedicated to national traditions and celebrating the culture, identity and active spirit of the Moldovan diaspora community.
The parliamentary delegation includes MEPs Radu Marian, President of the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with the UK, and Ion Spac, President of the Parliamentary Group of Friendship with Ireland.