Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you so much to your colleagues for the interest and support.
Interest means understanding, and understanding means support. It's extremely important to have this support because, indeed, the region is facing the same challenges and the same threats, but also has the same aspirations. These aspirations should be sustained not only by very clear support on the ground, but also by political support by sending the right signals to the world through various international organizations. Canada has been, and I'm sure will be, a leading voice that will encourage others to come out to speak in favour of our countries, and all the principles of law.
The Republic of Moldova has very good co-operation with Canada. I would say it's excellent. We are at the highest level of our bilateral co-operation. The fact that today I have the honour of signing the FIPA, the foreign investment protection and promotion agreement, will further strengthen this co-operation, especially on the economic side, and provide guarantees of investment opportunities and businesses from Canada to invest in Moldova, and the region as well. We have to connect politically, economically, and people to people. I think that only together will we succeed.
I do applaud you for coming out and supporting the torch that we are handing to you with full humility. I am sure that our future will be one without foreign troops and secessionist movements, with countries fully enjoying their territorial space, their sovereignty, and being truly independent and able to resist any foreign interference and, honestly, but directly, promoting their own decisions with regard to their own view of how their country should develop and what their foreign policy priorities are.
I thank you so much for this opportunity. I look forward to further co-operation and discussion.
I would like to thank you, Mr. Chair, for your personal contribution and support, and, of course, I would like to invite Your Excellency, vice-chairs, and their colleagues to come to the Republic of Moldova. We have a very dynamic parliament and a very dynamic friendship group that is also ready to undertake a visit perhaps this fall to Ottawa, but I also think these visits should be reciprocal.
Thank you so much.