COMRAT (Moldova), Apr 30 Turkey is ready to develop in Innovative economic projects of the Gagauz autonomy, said the chairman of the Turkish International Cooperation and Trade Council ATIK Aziz Shinah, who is in Comrat (the capital of the region).
«We have supported and continue to support the people of Gagauzia. We will develop various economic and innovative projects in the autonomy. Today I am in Comrat as a guest. Turkey will help Gagauzia, because it was the favorite place of our President Suleyman Demirel. It is very beautiful here! Even if it is small territory, but Gagauzia is a beautiful place — this is the brand of Moldova,» Shinakh said.
He refrained from evaluating the voting process in the autonomy, noting that ATIK was attracted by the region's development program, which was presented by the leader of the «People's Union of Gagauzia» Viktor Petrov.
«As the chairman of the association of businessmen, I note that we are ready to support the region's development program, which was presented by Petrov, and in the coming years to provide investments in Gagauzia in the amount of about $ 2 billion, with a subsequent increase in the fund, based on the development of investment projects,» he said. Tires.
In the south of Moldova on Sunday the elections of the bashkan (head) of the Gagauz autonomy are held, they will be recognized as valid if at least 50% of voters come to the polling stations. Eight people are applying for the post of head of the autonomy, these are deputies of the National Assembly Petrov, Nikolai Dudoglo, Grigory Uzun, Sergey Chimpoesh, former heads of the region Mikhail Formuzal and Dmitry Kroitor, ex-deputy of parliament Sergey Chernev, candidate from the opposition Shor party in Moldova Evgenia Gutsul . The current governor, Irina Vlakh, does not participate in the elections; she served as head of the autonomy for two consecutive terms.
Earlier, Vlah, in an interview with local media, noted that there are about 200 enterprises with foreign ownership in the autonomy. Of this number, 42 enterprises were created with Turkish capital and 23 more — together with Turkish investments.