Moldova’s Ambassador to Ankara Oleg Serebryan said relations between Türkiye and Moldova were very good and friendly. Serebryan described Türkiye as “a very good and close friend” of Moldova.
Türkiye’s regional role
Serebryan said Türkiye was one of the most important actors in the region and noted that Moldova greatly valued Türkiye’s efforts to support the country and its territorial integrity.
Referring to the role of Gagauz Turks living in Moldova in relations between the two countries, Serebryan said Chisinau attached great importance to Türkiye’s support for Gagauz Turks and its contribution to preserving their identity.
Serebryan said Türkiye had built schools, hospitals and infrastructure facilities both in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia and in other regions of Moldova.

Economic relations
Serebryan said Moldova attached great importance to the economic relationship between the two countries and recalled the meeting between Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Moldova’s President Maia Sandu on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
Serebryan said trade between the two countries had reached $2 billion, describing this level as an “ambitious and achievable” target. He said Türkiye was Moldova’s third-largest investor and one of the country’s three most important trading partners.
Serebryan emphasized that Türkiye was one of Moldova’s important partners.
Diplomatic life in Ankara
Describing Ankara as a large and important capital, Serebryan said diplomatic life in the city was intensive. Serebryan said Türkiye was located at the center of several different and highly unstable regions, adding that numerous events and meetings were held in Ankara and Istanbul.

Serebryan said Türkiye’s cultural life was extremely rich and expressed hope of seeing works from Moldovan cinema at film festivals in Antalya and Ankara.
Serebryan said Türkiye was a very beautiful country with a rich history and that the two countries shared many historical ties. He said Moldovan citizens felt at home in Türkiye because of similarities in cuisine, people’s habits and traditions.
Serebryan’s culinary experiences in Türkiye
Serebryan said he had never eaten better kebab than the one he tasted in southern Türkiye. He said he had visited Van with his wife to eat kebab and see Lake Van and its islands, adding that his family also liked dolma.