Romanian.E2.80.93Moldovan SSR relations Moldova–Romania relations

in august 1976, nicolae ceaușescu, wife, , son first high-level romanian visitors moldavian ssr since world war ii. moldavian cp first secretary ivan bodiul met them @ frontier , escorted them chișinău. in december 1976, bodiul , wife claudia arrived return visit of 5 days @ ceaușescu s invitation. bodiul s visit first in history of postwar bilateral relations. @ 1 of meetings in bucharest, bodiul said relationship initiated ceaușescu s visit soviet moldavia, led expansion of contacts , exchanges in fields.

on november 5, 1978 stânca-costești hydroelectrical plant (at stânca-costești) on prut inaugurated 6 years after ratification of basic romanian-soviet agreement on construction. romania represented ion iliescu, while bodiul represented ussr.

a visit paid 14 16 june 1979, moldavian ssr romanian communist party delegation headed ion iliescu, political executive committee alternate member , iași county party committee first secretary.