Autorul consideră că relaţiile economice externe şi comerţul internaţional la etapa actuală reprezintă o sferă de relaţii de piaţă dintre ţări, condiţionate de diviziunea internaţională a muncii şi cooperarea economică între parteneri. Comerţul exterior constituie totalitatea schimburilor comerciale externe (export, import şi reexport) ale unei ţări cu restul lumii. El include atît fluxurile de bunuri materiale, cît şi serviciile. Orice ţară, dezvoltată sau în curs de dezvoltare, este cointeresată de extinderea acestei importante sfere a economiei.

The author considers that external economic relations and international trade at present time become a sphere of market relations between countries as a result of international labor division and economic cooperation between the partners. Foreign trade constitutes the entirety of foreign trade (export, import and reexport) in the country with the world. It includes both flows of goods, services as well. Any country, developed or developing, it is interested in expanding this important spheres of the economy. Foreign trade represents the totality of foreign trade (imports, exports and re-exports) of the country with the outer world. It includes both, products flows and services. Any country, developed or developing ones, is interested in expanding of this important sector of the economy.