List of international prime ministerial trips made by Dorin Recean

This is a list of international trips made by Dorin Recean, the Prime Minister of Moldova (16 February 2023 – 1 November 2025).

During his term in office he made:

One visit to Liechtenstein, Ukraine, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Greece, Slovakia, United States, Austria and Japan.
Two visits to Germany.
Three visits to Switzerland and Turkey and Belgium.
Five visits to Romania.

2023


#	Country	Location	Date	Details
1	Romania^[1]	Bucharest	1 March	Met with: Klaus Iohannis – President of Romania Nicolae Ciucă – Prime Minister of Romania Alina Gorghiu – Acting President of the Senate Marcel Ciolacu – President of the Chamber of Deputies Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
2	Romania^[2]	Bucharest	18 May	Attended the Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum. Spoke at a panel discussion alongside: Nicolae Ciucă – Prime Minister of Romania
3	Turkey^[3]	Ankara	3 June	Attended the presidential inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
4	Switzerland^[4]	Zurich	25–26 June	Met with the Moldovan diaspora. Visited the Google Headquarters.
4	Liechtenstein^[4]	Vaduz	26–28 June	Met with: Daniel Risch – Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
5	Ukraine^[5]	Kyiv	23 August	Participated in the 2023 Crimea Platform. Met with: Volodymyr Zelenskyy – President of Ukraine Katalin Novák – President of Hungary Denys Shmyhal – Prime Minister of Ukraine Petteri Orpo – Prime Minister of Finland Ruslan Stefanchuk – Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada
6	Germany^[6]	Berlin	27–29 September	Met with: Svenja Schulze – Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Michael Roth – Chair of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee
7	Belgium^[7]	Brussels	24–26 October	Participated in the 2023 Global Gateway Summit. Met with: Ursula von der Leyen – President of the European Commission Josep Borrell – Vice-President of the European Commission; High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Maroš Šefčovič – Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional Relations; Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal Věra Jourová – Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency Olivér Várhelyi – European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Paolo Gentiloni – European Commissioner for Economy Didier Reynders – European Commissioner for Justice Kadri Simson – European Commissioner for Energy Wopke Hoekstra – European Commissioner for Climate Action Virginijus Sinkevičius – European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Adina-Ioana Vălean – European Commissioner for Transport Jens Stoltenberg – Secretary General of NATO

2024

Recean (right) with Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (middle) and Moldovan Parliament Speaker, Igor Grosu (left) in Bucharest, Romania.


#	Country	Location	Date	Details
8	Switzerland^[8]	Davos	16–18 January	Participated in the World Economic Forum. Met with: Andrzej Duda – President of Poland Gitanas Nausėda – President of Lithuania Mark Rutte – Prime Minister of the Netherlands Andrej Plenković – Prime Minister of Croatia Nikolai Denkov – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Daniel Risch – Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Borjana Krišto – Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Albert II, Prince of Monaco Odile Renaud-Basso – President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Tony Blair – Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sanna Marin – Former Prime Minister of Finland
9	Hungary^[9]	Budapest	25 January	Met with: Katalin Novák – President of Hungary Viktor Orbán – Prime Minister of Hungary
10	Turkey^[10]	Antalya	1 March	Participated in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Met with: Rumen Radev – President of Bulgaria
11	Romania^[11]	Bucharest	7 March	Attended the European People's Party Congress. Had bilateral talks with: Nicolae Ciucă – President of the Senate of Romania Antonio Tajani – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy
12	Romania^[12]	Bucharest	27 March	Met with: Marcel Ciolacu – Prime Minister of Romania Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania
13	Lithuania^[13]	Vilnius	11–12 April	Participated in the Three Seas Initiative Summit. Met with: Ingrida Šimonytė – Prime Minister of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen – Speaker of the Seimas
14	Romania^[14]	Bucharest	9 May	Participated in the CFA Central and Eastern Europe Investment Conference.
15	Belgium^[15]	Brussels	20–21 May	Met with: Charles Michel – President of the European Council Josep Borrell – Vice-President of the European Commission; High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Olivér Várhelyi – European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Paolo Gentiloni – European Commissioner for Economy
16	Germany^[16]	Berlin	11 June	Participated in the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference. Had bilateral meetings with: Annalena Baerbock – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Svenja Schulze – Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Martin Kocher – Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs of Austria Nadia Calviño – President of the European Investment Bank Vasco Cordeiro – President of the European Committee of the Regions
17	Luxembourg^[17]	Luxembourg	24–26 June	Led the Moldovan delegation at the inaugural Moldova-European Union Accession Conference. Met with: Luc Frieden – Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel – Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Olivér Várhelyi – European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olha Stefanishyna – Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
18	Greece^[18]	Athens	1–2 July	Met with: Katerina Sakellaropoulou – President of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis – Prime Minister of Greece
19	Slovakia^[19]	Bratislava	10 September	Met with: Peter Pellegrini – President of Slovakia Robert Fico – Prime Minister of Slovakia Peter Žiga – Acting Speaker of the National Council
20	United States^[20]	New York	27 September	Gave a speech at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. Met with: António Guterres – Secretary-General of the United Nations Andrej Plenković – Prime Minister of Croatia

2025

#	Country	Location	Date	Details
21	Switzerland^[21]	Davos	22–23 January	Attended the World Economic Forum. Met with: Guy Parmelin – Vice President of Switzerland Aleksandar Vučić – President of Serbia Borjana Krišto – Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Daniel Risch – Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Valdis Dombrovskis – Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People; European Commissioner for Trade Marta Kos – European Commissioner for Enlargement Radosław Sikorski – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Jean-Noël Barrot – Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Emil Hurezeanu – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Odile Renaud-Basso – President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Maxim Timchenko – CEO of DTEK
22	Turkey^[22]	Antalya	11 April	Attended the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
23	Belgium^[23]	Brussels	3–4 June	Attended the 9th Meeting of the EU-Moldova Association Council. Met with: António Costa – President of the European Council Roberta Metsola – President of the European Parliament Kaja Kallas – Vice-President of the European Commission; High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Teresa Ribera – First Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition; Commissioner for Competition Valdis Dobrovskis – Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People; Commissioner for Trade Marta Kos – European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Piotr Serafin – European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Christophe Hansen – European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Ekaterina Zaharieva – European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Manfred Weber – MEP; President of the European People's Party
24	Austria^[24]	Vienna	13 June	Attended the Europa-Forum Wachau. Met with: Christian Stocker – Chancellor of Austria Rosen Zhelyazkov – Prime Minister of Bulgaria
25	Japan^[25]	Tokyo, Osaka	30 August – 2 September	Met with: Shigeru Ishiba – Prime Minister of Japan Yuichiro Koga – State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

References

↑ "Moldovan Prime Minister's first visit abroad to be to Bucharest". Moldpress.
↑ "PM says Moldovan government focused on strengthening security agenda, growth of economic development". Government of Moldova.
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean a participat la ceremonia de inaugurare a președintelui Recep Tayyip Erdogan". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
1 2 "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru în Confederația Elvețiană și în Principatul Liechtenstein". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va reprezenta Republica Moldova la Summitul „Platforma Crimeea" din Ucraina". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va efectua o vizită de lucru în Germania". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
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↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean conduce delegația Republicii Moldova la Forumul Economic Mondial de la Davos". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuiază o vizită de lucru la Budapesta, la invitația omologului său maghiar, Viktor Orban". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Premierul Dorin Recean participă la Forumul Diplomației din Antalya, Turcia". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean, la Congresul Partidului Popular European de la București: „Guvernul construiește Moldova europeană și creează condiții mai bune de viață pentru oameni"". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru la București". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Premierul Dorin Recean va participa la Summitul Inițiativei celor Trei Mări". Moldpres News Agency (in Romanian).
↑ "Dorin Recean pleacă din Moldova, pe 9 mai: La ce eveniment va participa premierul". Unimedia (in Romanian).
↑ "Premierul Dorin Recean conduce delegația națională la cea de-a 8-a reuniune a Consiliului de Asociere Republica Moldova-Uniunea Europeană". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va reprezenta Republica Moldova la Conferința de Reconstrucție a Ucrainei de la Berlin". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Premierul Dorin Recean va conduce delegația Republicii Moldova la Conferința interguvernamentală de lansare a negocierilor de aderare la UE". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Premierul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru în Grecia". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va efectua o vizită de lucru în Republica Slovacă". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Premierul Dorin Recean conduce delegația Republicii Moldova la Adunarea Generală a ONU, la New York". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Republica Moldova va fi reprezentată de Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean la Forumul Economic de la Davos". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va participa la Forumul Diplomației din Antalya". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean conduce delegația Republicii Moldova la Bruxelles, la cea de-a noua reuniune a Consiliului de Asociere Republica Moldova - Uniunea Europeană". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean întreprinde o vizită la Viena, Austria". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).
↑ "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru în Japonia cu ocazia inaugurării Zilei Republicii Moldova la Expoziția Mondială de la Osaka". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[1] "Moldovan Prime Minister's first visit abroad to be to Bucharest". Moldpress.

[2] "PM says Moldovan government focused on strengthening security agenda, growth of economic development". Government of Moldova.

[3] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean a participat la ceremonia de inaugurare a președintelui Recep Tayyip Erdogan". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[:0-4] 1 2 "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru în Confederația Elvețiană și în Principatul Liechtenstein". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[5] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va reprezenta Republica Moldova la Summitul „Platforma Crimeea" din Ucraina". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[6] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va efectua o vizită de lucru în Germania". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[7] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru la Bruxelles pentru promovarea agendei de integrare europeană, participare la Global Gateway Forum și consolidarea cooperării cu NATO". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[8] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean conduce delegația Republicii Moldova la Forumul Economic Mondial de la Davos". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[9] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuiază o vizită de lucru la Budapesta, la invitația omologului său maghiar, Viktor Orban". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[10] "Premierul Dorin Recean participă la Forumul Diplomației din Antalya, Turcia". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[11] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean, la Congresul Partidului Popular European de la București: „Guvernul construiește Moldova europeană și creează condiții mai bune de viață pentru oameni"". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[12] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru la București". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[13] "Premierul Dorin Recean va participa la Summitul Inițiativei celor Trei Mări". Moldpres News Agency (in Romanian).

[14] "Dorin Recean pleacă din Moldova, pe 9 mai: La ce eveniment va participa premierul". Unimedia (in Romanian).

[15] "Premierul Dorin Recean conduce delegația națională la cea de-a 8-a reuniune a Consiliului de Asociere Republica Moldova-Uniunea Europeană". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[16] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va reprezenta Republica Moldova la Conferința de Reconstrucție a Ucrainei de la Berlin". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[17] "Premierul Dorin Recean va conduce delegația Republicii Moldova la Conferința interguvernamentală de lansare a negocierilor de aderare la UE". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[18] "Premierul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru în Grecia". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[19] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va efectua o vizită de lucru în Republica Slovacă". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[20] "Premierul Dorin Recean conduce delegația Republicii Moldova la Adunarea Generală a ONU, la New York". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[21] "Republica Moldova va fi reprezentată de Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean la Forumul Economic de la Davos". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[22] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean va participa la Forumul Diplomației din Antalya". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[23] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean conduce delegația Republicii Moldova la Bruxelles, la cea de-a noua reuniune a Consiliului de Asociere Republica Moldova - Uniunea Europeană". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[24] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean întreprinde o vizită la Viena, Austria". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

[25] "Prim-ministrul Dorin Recean efectuează o vizită de lucru în Japonia cu ocazia inaugurării Zilei Republicii Moldova la Expoziția Mondială de la Osaka". Government of Moldova (in Romanian).

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