# List of international presidential trips made by Igor Dodon

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Igor Dodon, the former President of Moldova.

## Summary of Trips

Since he took office in December 2016 he has made:
* One visit to Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, the United Arab Emirates, United States and Vatican City.
* Two visits to Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Iran, Israel and Turkmenistan
* Three visits to Belarus, Belgium, Germany, and Transnistria.
* Four visits to Turkey.
* Twenty-one visits to Russia.

## 2017

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
| Transnistria | Bender | January 4 | He had a working meeting in Bender, Transnistria. He is the second Moldovan leader to visit Transnistria. Met with: Vadim Krasnoselsky – Leader of Transnistria |
| Russia | Moscow | January 17 | 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. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Tigran Sargsyan – Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission |
| Belgium | Brussels | February 7 | Met with: Donald Tusk – President of the European Council Jean-Claude Juncker – President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani – President of the European Parliament Federica Mogherini – High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Rose Gottenmoeller – Deputy Secretary General of NATO |
| Iran | Tehran | February 12 | Attended the Women's World Chess Championship. Hassan Rouhani – President of Iran |
| Russia | Moscow | March 17 | Dodon participated in a business forum. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Sergey Lebedev – Executive Secretary of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | April 13–14 | Participated in the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. Had bilateral meetings with: Almazbek Atambayev – President of Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Alexander Lukashenko – President of Belarus Serzh Sargsyan – President of Armenia Nursultan Nazarbayev – President of Kazakhstan |
| Russia | Moscow | May 9 | Participated in the 72nd anniversary of Victory Day. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin – Chairman of the State Duma |
| Turkey | Istanbul | May 21–22 | Attended the 25th Summits of the Heads of State and Government of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization. Met with: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – President of Turkey Prokopis Pavlopoulos – President of Greece Dmitry Medvedev – Prime Minister of Russia Iliana Iotova – Vice President of Bulgaria |
| Hungary | Budapest | May 25 | Working Visit Met with: János Áder – President of Hungary Viktor Orbán – Prime Minister of Hungary László Kövér – Speaker of the National Assembly |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | June 1–3 | Attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Dmitry Rogozin – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Miller – CEO of Gazprom Tigran Sargsyan – Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | June 22–23 | Met with: Ilham Aliyev – President of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade – Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ogtay Asadov – Speaker of the National Assembly |
| Belarus | Minsk, Vitebsk | July 12–16 | Working Visit Met with: Alexander Lukashenko – President of Belarus |
| Iran | Tehran | August 5 | Attended the Inauguration of Hassan Rouhani. Met with: Hassan Rouhani – President of Iran Ali Larijani – Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly Mahmoud Hojjati – Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Rogozin – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Federica Mogherini – High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | September 13 | Met with: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow – President of Turkmenistan Valentina Matviyenko – Chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia |
| Russia | Sochi | October 11 | Attended the CIS summit. Had a bilateral meeting with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia |
| Vatican City | Vatican City | November 4 | State Visit. Met with: Pope Francis |
| Italy | Rome | November 4 | State Visit. Met with: Sergio Mattarella – President of Italy |
| Armenia | Yerevan | November 9–10 | State Visit Met with: Serzh Sargsyan – President of Armenia Karen Karapetyan – Prime Minister of Armenia Ara Babloyan – President of the National Assembly |
| Russia | Moscow | November 12 | Participated in the inauguration ceremony of Dimitrie Cantemir monument. Met with: Vyacheslav Volodin – Chairman of the State Duma Andrey Vorobyov – Governor of Moscow Oblast |
| Russia | Moscow | December 26–27 | Took part in the informal summit of Heads of State of the CIS. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Alexey Miller – CEO of Gazprom |

## 2018

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | February 12–14 | Working Visit. Participated in the World Government Summit. Met with: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President of the UAE; Prime Minister of the UAE; Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi |
| Germany | Berlin | March 1–3 | State Visit. |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | March 15 | Attended the 6th Global Baku Forum. Met with: Ilham Aliyev – President of Azerbaijan Gjorge Ivanov – President of North Macedonia Ilir Meta – President of Albania Binali Yıldırım – Prime Minister of Turkey |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | April 28 | Working Visit. Met with the Moldovan diaspora in Saint Petersburg. Met with: Georgy Poltavchenko – Governor of Saint Petersburg |
| Russia | Sochi | May 14 | Attended a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Alexander Lukashenko – President of Belarus Nikol Pashinyan – Prime Minister of Armenia |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | May 23–27 | Attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum as a guest. Dodon also visited the Valaam Monastery. Met with: Vyacheslav Volodin – Chairman of the State Duma Alexey Miller – CEO of Gazprom Alexander Mikhailov – Governor of Kursk Oblast |
| Russia | Moscow | June 14 | Attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup Met with: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow |
| Turkey | Ankara | July 9 | He attended the inauguration of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. |
| Russia | Moscow | July 13–15 | Attended the world cup closing ceremony. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Alexey Gordeyev – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Kozak – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia |
| Greece | Mount Athos | August 13 | Made a private pilgrimage to Mount Athos. |
| Russia | Moscow | September 25–26 | Met with: Dmitry Kozak – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia |
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | September 26–27 | Working Visit Met with: Emomali Rahmon – President of Tajikistan Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Alexander Lukashenko – President of Belarus |
| Armenia | Yerevan | October 11–12 | Attend the Francophonie summit and the celebrations in honor of the 2800th anniversary of the city of Yerevan. Met with: Armen Sarksyan – President of Armenia Emmanuel Macron – President of France Nikol Pashinyan – Prime Minister of Armenia |
| Turkey | Istanbul | October 29 | Attended the opening of Istanbul Airport during the Turkish Republic's 95th anniversary celebrations. |
| Russia | Moscow | October 31 | Official Visit. Visited Moscow State University. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Patriarch Kirill of Moscow |
| United Kingdom | London | November 9 | Working visit. Met with: Sir George Hollingbery – Minister of State for Trade Policy |
| France | 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. Met with: Alexander Van der Bellen – President of Austria |
| Russia | 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. Met with: Vyacheslav Volodin – Chairman of the State Duma Dmitry Rogozin – Director General of Roscosmos Petru Lucinschi – 2nd President of Moldova |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | December 6 | Attended the Eurasian Economic Union Summit. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Alexander Beglov – Governor of Saint Petersburg |
| Israel | Tel Aviv Jerusalem | December 17–18 | State Visit. Met with: Reuven Rivlin – President of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu – Prime Minister of Israel Yuli Edelstein – Speaker of the Knesset Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem |
| Transnistria | Bender | December 25 | Working visit. Met with: Vadim Krasnoselsky – Leader of Transnistria |

## 2019

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
| Russia | Moscow | January 29–31 | Working visit Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Valentina Matviyenko – Chairwoman of the Federation Council Dmitry Kozak – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Miller – CEO of Gazprom Patriarch Kirill of Moscow |
| Germany | Munich | February 16 | Attended the Munich Security Conference Met with: Aleksandar Vučić – President of Serbia Sergey Lavrov – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Johannes Hahn – European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Elmar Brok – Member of the European Parliament |
| Azerbaijan | Baku | March 14–16 | The 7th Global Baku Forum. Met with: Ilham Aliyev – President of Azerbaijan Boiko Borisov – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Kerry Kennedy |
| Russia | Moscow | April 5 | Working visit Met with: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow |
| Belarus | Minsk | April 11 | Working Visit Met with: Alexander Lukashenko – President of Belarus |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | June 6–7 | St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Met with: António Guterres – Secretary-General of the United Nations Dmitry Kozak – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Miller – CEO of Gazprom |
| Belarus | Minsk | June 21 | 2019 European Games Met with: Alexander Lukashenko – President of Belarus Aleksandar Vučić – President of Serbia Dmitry Medvedev – Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Kozak – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia |
| Russia | Moscow | September 2 | Working visit Met with: Dmitry Kozak – Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Miller – CEO of Gazprom |
| Belgium | Brussels | September 5 | Working visit Met with: David Sassoli – President of the European Parliament Federica Mogherini – High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Johannes Hahn – European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Jens Stoltenberg – Secretary-General of NATO Sabine Laruelle – President of the Senate of Belgium David McAllister – Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee |
| Russia | Moscow | September 7 | Working visit Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia |
| United States | New York | September 22–27 | Working visit. Gave a speech at the UN General Assembly. Met with: António Guterres – Secretary-General of the United Nations Klaus Iohannis – President of Romania Egils Levits – President of Latvia Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – President of Turkey Rumen Radev – President of Bulgaria Kersti Kaljulaid – President of Estonia Kassym-Jomart Tokayev – President of Kazakhstan David Hale – Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States Børge Brende – President of the World Economic Forum |
| Armenia | Yerevan | October 1 | Working visit Met with: Nikol Pashinyan – Prime Minister of Armenia Lee Hsien Loong – Prime Minister of Singapore Sooronbay Jeenbekov – President of Kyrgyzstan |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | October 11 | Attended the CIS summit Met with: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow – President of Turkmenistan Ilham Aliyev – President of Azerbaijan Shavkat Mirziyeyev – President of Uzbekistan Emomali Rahmon – President of Tajikistan |
| Japan | Tokyo | October 21–22 | Enthronement of the Japanese emperor Met with: Naruhito, Emperor of Japan Ana Brnabič – Prime Minister of Serbia |
| Russia | St. Petersburg | December 20 | Working visit Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Alexander Beglov – Governor of Saint Petersburg |
| Turkey | Ankara | December 30 | Met with: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – President of Turkey Mustafa Șentop – Speaker of the Grand National Assembly |

## 2020

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Notes |
| Israel | Tel Aviv Jerusalem | January 23 | Met with: Aleksandar Vučić – President of Serbia Rumen Radev – President of Bulgaria |
| France | Strasbourg | January 28 | Met with: Rick Doems – President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić – Secretary General of the Council of Europe Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos – President of the European Court of Human Rights Dunja Mijatović – Commissioner for Human Rights |
| Germany | Munich | February 15 | Attended the Munich Security Conference Had bilateral meetings with: Ilham Aliyev – President of Azerbaijan Nikol Pashinyan – Prime Minister of Armenia Edi Rama – Prime Minister of Albania Boiko Borisov – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Thomas Greminger – Secretary General of the OSCE |
| Belgium | Brussels | March 3 | Met with: Philippe, King of the Belgians Olivér Várhelyi – European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Jan Jambon – Minister-President of Flanders Elio di Rupo – Minister-President of Wallonia |
| Russia | Moscow | June 24 | Participated in the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade. Met with: Vladimir Putin – President of Russia Dmitry Kozak – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office |
| Russia | Moscow | August 4 | Working visit Met with: Dmitry Kozak – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office |
| Russia | Moscow | August 17 | Private visit |

## Gallery

* Dodon with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Jerusalem.
* Dodon with Sergio Mattarella in November 2017.
* Dodon at the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
* Dodon with Dmitry Medvedev in Istanbul, May 2017.