List of international presidential trips made by Igor Dodon
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This is a list of international trips made by Igor Dodon, the 5th President of Moldova (23 December 2016 – 24 December 2020).
During his term in office he made:[1]
- One visit to Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, United States and Holy See.
- Two visits to Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Iran, Israel and Turkmenistan.
- Three visits to Belarus, Belgium and Germany.
- Four visits to Turkey.
- Twenty-one visits to Russia.



| # | Country | Location | Date | Details |
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| 1 | Moscow | January 17[2] | He paid an official visit to Moscow, Russia. It was the first official visit paid by a president of Moldova to Russia in 9 years.[2] Met with:
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| 2 | Brussels | February 7 | Met with:[3]
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| 3 | Tehran | February 12[4] | Attended the Women's World Chess Championship.[4] | |
| 4 | Moscow | March 17 | Dodon participated in a business forum.[5] Met with:
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| 5 | Bishkek | April 13–14 | Participated in the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.[6] Had bilateral meetings with: | |
| 6 | Moscow | May 9 | Participated in the 72nd anniversary of Victory Day.[7] Met with: | |
| 7 | Istanbul | May 21–22 | Attended the 25th Summits of the Heads of State and Government of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization.
Met with: | |
| 8 | Budapest | May 25 | Working Visit[8] Met with: | |
| 9 | Saint Petersburg | June 1–3 | Attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.[9] Met with:
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| 10 | Baku | June 22–23 | Met with:[10] | |
| 11 | Minsk, Vitebsk | July 12–16 | Working Visit[11] Met with: | |
| 12 | Tehran | August 5 | Attended the Inauguration of Hassan Rouhani.
Met with: | |
| 13 | Ashgabat | September 13 | Met with:[12] | |
| 14 | Sochi | October 11 | Attended the CIS summit.
Had a bilateral meeting with: | |
| 15 | Vatican City | November 4 | State Visit.
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| Rome | November 4 | State Visit.
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| 16 | Yerevan | November 9–10 | State Visit[13] Met with: | |
| Moscow | November 12 | Participated in the inauguration ceremony of Dimitrie Cantemir monument.
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| 17 | Moscow | December 26–27 | Took part in the informal summit of Heads of State of the CIS.
Met with: |
2018
| # | Country | Location | Date | Details |
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| 18 | Dubai | February 12–14 | Working Visit.[14] Participated in the World Government Summit.
Met with:
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| 19 | Berlin | March 1–3 | State Visit.[15] | |
| 20 | Baku | March 15 | Attended the 6th Global Baku Forum.[16] Met with: | |
| 21 | Saint Petersburg | April 28 | Working Visit. Met with the Moldovan diaspora in Saint Petersburg.[17] Met with: | |
| 22 | Sochi | May 14 | Attended a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union.[18] Met with: | |
| 23 | Saint Petersburg | May 23–27 | Attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum as a guest.[19] Dodon also visited the Valaam Monastery.[20] Met with: | |
| 24 | Moscow | June 14 | Attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup[21] Met with: | |
| 25 | Ankara | July 9 | He attended the inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[22] | |
| 26 | Moscow | July 13–15 | Attended the world cup closing ceremony.
Met with: | |
| 27 | Mount Athos | August 13 | Made a private pilgrimage to Mount Athos.[23] | |
| 28 | Moscow | September 25–26 | Met with: | |
| Dushanbe | September 26–27 | Working Visit[24] Met with: | ||
| 29 | Yerevan | October 11–12 | Attend the Francophonie summit and the celebrations in honor of the 2800th anniversary of the city of Yerevan.[25][26] Met with: | |
| 30 | Istanbul | October 29 | Attended the opening of Istanbul Airport during the Turkish Republic's 95th anniversary celebrations.[27] | |
| Moscow | October 31 | Official Visit. Visited Moscow State University.[28] Met with: | ||
| 31 | London | November 9 | Working visit. Met with:[29] | |
| Paris | November 11–12 | He took part in the centennial celebrations of the end of World War I. He also participated in the Paris Peace Forum.[30][31] Met with: | ||
| 32 | Moscow Saint Petersburg |
November 21–25 | Working Visit. Addressed the State Duma and took part in the Moldovan-Russian Economic Council meeting. Met with the Moldovan diaspora.[32][33] Met with:
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| 33 | Saint Petersburg | December 6 | Attended the Eurasian Economic Union Summit.[34] Met with: | |
| 34 | Tel Aviv Jerusalem |
December 17–18 | State Visit.[35] Met with: |