Germany was one of the first countries to recognise the independence on Moldova and to set up a diplomatic mission.

[2] In May 2006, Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin visited Germany and met Angela Merkel.

[3] Merkel expressed Germany's interest in the Transnistrian problem's peaceful and quicker settlement with assistance from the European Union.

Merkel also said the economic dimension of the bilateral Moldovan-German cooperation had "huge potential".

[1] In October 2006, the President of Bundestag Norbert Lammert visited the Republic of Moldova.