This is a list of international trips made by Maia Sandu, the 6th President of Moldova and the former Prime Minister of Moldova (serving in June – November 2019).
International trips as Prime Minister (2019) During her prime ministerial term she made:
One visit to Romania, Belgium, Ukraine, Germany, Lithuania and United States.
+# Country Location DateDetails1 Bucharest 2 JulyMet with:
Klaus Iohannis – President of Romania Viorica Dăncilă – Prime Minister of Romania Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu – President of the Senate Marcel Ciolacu – President of the Chamber of Deputies Brussels 3–4 JulyMet with:
Donald Tusk – President of the European Council Johannes Hahn – European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Pierre Moscovici – European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Cecilia Malmström – European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič – Vice-President of the European Commission Jens Stoltenberg – Secretary General of NATO2 Kyiv 11 JulyMet with:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy – President of Ukraine3 Berlin 16 JulyMet with:
Angela Markel – Chancellor of Germany Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer – Federal Minister of Defense; Leader of the CDU4 Vilnius 22 AugustMet with:
Gitanas Nausėda – President of Lithuania Saulius Skvernelis – Prime Minister of Lithuania Linas Antanas Linkevičius – Minister of Foreign Affairs 5 Washington, D.C. 11 SeptemberMet with:
Mike Pence – Vice President of the United States Ivanka Trump – Senior Advisor to the President Justin Muzinich – Deputy Secretary of the Treasury David Norquist – Deputy Secretary of Defense Eliot Engel – Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
As President
Since she took office on 24 December 2020 she has made:
One visit to Georgia, Tunisia, Japan, Canada, Iceland, Slovenia, Portugal, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Latvia, Turkey, Armenia, Estonia and Finland. Two visits to Spain, Albania, Holy See, Cyprus, Lithuania, Ireland and Norway. Three visits to Austria and Czech Republic. Four visits to Switzerland, United Kingdom, Greece and Netherlands. Five visits to Italy and United States. Six visits to Poland. Eight visits to Belgium. Nine visits to Germany. Ten visits to Ukraine. Eleven visits to Romania. Thirteen visits to France.
2021
+#CountryLocationDateDetails1Kyiv12 JanuaryMet with:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy – President of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal – Prime Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov – Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada2Brussels18–19 JanuaryMet with:
Ursula von der Leyen – President of the European Commission David Sassoli – President of the European Parliament Charles Michel – President of the European Council Josep Borrell – Vice-President of the European Commission; High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Valdis Dombrovkis – Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People; European Commissioner for Trade Johannes Hahn – European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Didier Reynders – European Commissioner for Justice Olivér Várhelyi – European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Philippe, King of the Belgians3Paris3–4 FebruaryMet with:
Emmanuel Macron – President of France Gérard Larcher – President of the Senate
Richard Ferrand – President of the National Assembly Jean-Yves Le Drian – Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Amélie de Montchalin – Minister of Public Transformation and Service Louise Mushikiwabo – Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Didier Migaud – President of the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life4Strasbourg18–19 AprilMet with:
Marija Pejčinović Burić – Secretary General of the Council of Europe Rik Daems – President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Róbert Ragnar Spanó – President of the European Court of Human Rights Gianni Buquicchio – President of the Venice Commission Jeanne Barseghian – Mayor of Strasbourg Joseph Daul – Former President of the European People's Party Dunja Mijatović – Commissioner for Human Rights Leen Verbeek – Dutch King's Commissioner of Flevoland Carlo Monticelli – Vice-Governor for Financial Strategy at the Council of Europe Development BankBucharest20 AprilMet with:
Klaus Iohannis – President of Romania Florin Cîțu – Prime Minister of Romania Anca Dragu – President of the Senate Ludovic Orban – President of the Chamber of Deputies5Berlin19–20 MayMet with:
Frank-Walter Steinmeier – President of Germany Angela Merkel – Chancellor of Germany (Video conference) Heiko Maas – Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer – Federal Minister of Defense Armin Laschet – Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia; Leader of the Christian Democratic Union Norbert Roettgen – Chair of the Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee Günther Krichbaum – Member of the Bundestag6Rome18–20 JuneMet with:
Sergio Mattarella – President of Italy Elisabetta Casellati – President of the Senate Roberto Fico – President of the Chamber of Deputies Andrea Orlando – Minister of Labour and Social Policies Piero Fassino – Member of the Chamber of Deputies; Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Alessandra Maiorino – Member of the Senate Loredana Russo – Member of the Senate Valeria Biagiotti – Former Ambassador to MoldovaWarsaw21 JuneMet with:
Andrzej Duda – President of Poland Tomasz Grodzki – Marshal of the Senate Elżbieta Witek – Marshal of the Sejm7Batumi19–20 JulyParticipated in the 17th Batumi International Conference. Met with:
Salome Zourabichvili – President of Georgia Charles Michel – President of the European Council Volodymyr Zelenskyy – President of Ukraine Irakli Garibashvili – Prime Minister of Georgia8Kyiv23–24 AugustParticipated in the inaugural Crimea Platform Summit. Met with:
Kersti Kaljulaid – President of Estonia Egils Levits – President of Latvia Stefan Löfven – Prime Minister of Sweden Valdis Dombrovkis – Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People; European Commissioner for Trade Alexander Schallenberg – Federal Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria9New York21 SeptemberGave a speech at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly. Met with:
António Guterres – Secretary-General of the United Nations Guy Parmelin – President of Switzerland Gitanas Nauseda – President of Lithuania10Vienna21–22 OctoberMet with:
Alexander Van der Bellen – President of Austria Werner Kogler – Vice Chancellor of Austria; Federal Minister for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport Michael Linhart – Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Helga Schmid – Secretary General of the OSCE11Paris11–12 NovemberParticipated in the 4th Paris Peace Forum. Met with:
Emannuel Macron – President of France Alar Karis – President of Estonia Guðni Th. Jóhannesson – President of Iceland12Bucharest23 NovemberMet with:
Klaus Iohannis – President of Romania Florin Cîțu – Prime Minister of Romania Marcel Ciolacu – President of the Chamber of Deputies Alina Gorghiu – Vice President of the Senate Sorin Grindeanu – Former Prime Minister of Romania13Brussels14–16 DecemberParticipated in the 6th Eastern Partnership Summit. Met with:
Ursula von der Leyen – President of the European Commission Charles Michel – President of the European Council Gitanas Nausėda – President of Lithuania Volodymyr Zelenskyy – President of Ukraine Ilham Aliyev – President of Azerbaijan Alexander De Croo – Prime Minister of Belgium Sanna Marin – Prime Minister of Finland Irakli Garibashvili – Prime Minister of Georgia Nikol Pashinyan – Prime Minister of Armenia Josep Borrell – Vice-President of the European Commission; High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Olivér Várhelyi – European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
Mikołaj Dowgielewicz – Director General and Permanent Representative of the European Investment Bank Apostolos Tzitzikostas – President of the European Committee of the Regions 2022
+#CountryLocationDateDetails14Munich18–20 FebruaryParticipated in the 58th Munich Security Conference. Met with:
Olaf Scholz – Chancellor of Germany Kiril Petkov – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Johannes Hahn – European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Mircea Geoană – Deputy Secretary General of NATO Jürgen Stock – Secretary General of Interpol Christoph Heusgen – Chair of the Munich Security Conference Nils Schmid – Member of the Bundestag Jared Cohen – CEO of Jigsaw Alexander Soros – Deputy Chair of the Open Society Foundations15Brussels17–18 MayGave a speech in the European Parliament. Met with:
Roberta Metsola – President of the European Parliament Charles Michel – President of the European Council Ursula von der Leyen – President of the European Commission Alexander De Croo – Prime Minister of Belgium Josep Borrell – Vice-President of the European Commission; High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Olivér Várhelyi – European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement David McAllister – Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs CommitteeParis19 MayMet with: Emmanuel Macron – President of France Gérard Larcher – President of the Senate Rémy Rioux – Chief Executive of the French Development Agency16Rotterdam31 May–1 JuneParticipated in the European People's Party Congress. Met with:
Roberta Metsola – President of the European Parliament Nicos Anastasiades – President of Cyprus Karl Nehammer – Chancellor of Austria Andrej Plenkovic – Prime Minister of Croatia Kyriakos Mitsotakis – Prime Minister of Greece Nicolae Ciucă – Prime Minister of Romania Eduard Heger – Prime Minister of Slovakia Krišjānis Kariņš – Prime Minister of Latvia Wopke Hoekstra – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Vincent Van Peteghem – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Belgium Johannes Hahn – European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Friedrich Merz – Member of the German Bundestag; Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany Karoline Edstadler – Federal Minister for the European Union and the Constitution of Austria Averof Neofytou – Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives; President of the Democratic Rally of Cyprus Joseph Daul – Former President of the European People's Party17Thessaloniki10–11 JuneParticipated in the South-East European Cooperation Process Summit. Met with:
Kyriakos Mitsotakis – Prime Minister of Greece Borut Pahor – President of Slovenia Olaf Scholz – Chancellor of Germany Kiril Petkov – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Charles Michel – President of the European Council18Kyiv, Borodianka, Bucha, Irpin27 JuneMet with: Volodymyr Zelenskyy – President of Ukraine19Athens4–5 JulyParticipated in the 26th Annual Economist Government Roundtable. Met with:
Katerina Sakellaropoulou – President of Greece Nikos Dendias – Minister of Foreign Affairs Dritan Abazović – Prime Minister of Montenegro Mike Pompeo – Former United States Secretary of State Yulia Tymoshenko – People's Deputy of Ukraine Francis FukuyamaVilnius6 JulyParticipated in the Statehood Day of Lithuania. Met with:
Gitanas Nausėda – President of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė – Prime Minister of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen – Speaker of the Seimas20Warsaw14 JulyMet with: Andrzej Duda – President of Poland Tomasz Grodzki – Marshal of the Senate Elżbieta Witek – Marshal of the Sejm21Bucharest28–29 JulyMet with: Klaus Iohannis – President of Romania Nicolae Ciucă – Prime Minister of Romania Alina Gorghiu – Acting President of the Senate22Alpbach21–23 AugustParticipated in the European Forum Alpbach. Met with:
Karl Nehammer – Chancellor of Austria Othmar Karas – First Vice-President of the European Parliament