MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
State Diplomatic Protocol
Aide - Memoire
Subject: Accreditation of Ambassadors to the Republic of Moldova

The State Protocol Department will notify the sending state by Verbal Note that agreement has been

granted and will prepare a request to the President of the Republic of Moldova for an appointment for
the formal presentation of credentials. The Presidency of the Republic of Moldova subsequently
informs the MFAEI of the appointed day and time for the presentation of credentials;
At his/her arrival to Moldova, the Ambassador agr will be welcomed at the International Airport of
Chisinau and accompanied by an official of the State Diplomatic Protocol to his/her accommodation
hotel or residence (a Protocol car will be provided). If he/she arrives by car, State Protocol Department
will facilitate the border crossing by providing a written notification to the Customs Service of the
Republic of Moldova and the Border Police Department about the car plates number and the
approximate time of arrival to the Moldovan borders of the Ambassador ;
Prior to the presentation of his/her letters of credence, the Ambassador agr will have a meeting with
the Head of the State Diplomatic Protocol in order to receive all the detailed information on the
procedure of presentation of credentials (address: room 208, 2nd floor, MFAEI, 80, 31 August 1989
street), followed by presentation of the copies of the Credential Letters/Letters of Recall to the Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration);
The MFAEI will provide a car for the ceremony of presentation of the Credential Letters to the
President of the Republic of Moldova (duration of the ceremony30 min) to accompany the
Ambassador from his/her accommodation hotel or residence to the Presidential Residence (23 Nicolae
Iorga street).
Dress code: national costume or dark suit

The State Protocol Department of the Republic of Moldova will be grateful for providing information as:
Date, time, flight No of arrival and departure;
Names of the persons accompanying the Ambassador (format: Ambassador + 2 accompanying persons
+ interpreter from/to Romanian language provided by the Embassy);
Hotel reservation (for non-residents): the Protocol Department recommends for the first visit to the
Republic of Moldova to make a reservation at Jolly Alon Hotel, located on 37 Maria Cibotari str., Phone:
+373 22 232 233, website: http://www.jollyalon.com/. Please ask for special tariffs mentioning that you are
guest of the MFAEI
a big flag (size 200 cm x 100 cm);
a small flag for the bilateral meetings (aprox 23cm x 11 cm);
a small flag for the car;
the score of the national anthem for the wind orchestra (by e-mail).
All the information requested above can be sent to the e-mail protocol@mfa.md
or to the fax number: (+373 22) 57 82 73 or (+373 22) 23 23 02.
Feel free to call for additional information at the tel.: (+373 22) 57 82 82; (+373 22) 57 82 85