Establishing a national holiday dedicated to the language is necessary for the preservation, promotion and protection of the Romanian language. The statement belongs to linguist Vlad Pohilă, who also mentioned that such events dedicated to the national language exist in other countries of the world.

"I don't like those who say that a holiday dedicated to the national language is a Bessarabian phenomenon. There are serious countries, with a deep-rooted national language culture, such as Finland or Spain, where Cervantes Day, dedicated to the Spanish language and literature is celebrated,” said Vlad Pohilă.

The linguist also pointed out that such a holiday constitutes a safeguard for the preservation of the Romanian language in the Republic of Moldova.

As regards the day of August 31st, for Prime Minister Maia Sandu this is a day of celebration of the Romanian language. The prime minister said for IPN that without any discussions, August 31st is dedicated to the Romanian language. The same opinion was expressed by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Nastase, who stated for IPN that "on August 31, our language, that is, the Romanian language is celebrated".

We requested an answer from the Presidency as to Igor Dodon’s opinion regarding the day of August 31st and the way in which he intends to celebrate it, however by the time of publication of this material there hasn’t been any reply.

The capital’s City Hall has prepared for August 31st a series of events that will be held under the "Day of our Romanian language" aegis. The program will begin with laying flowers at the monument of Stephen the Great and Holy, while in the course of the day there will take place several cultural-artistic events and thematic shows.