Does Moldova face the risk of experiencing the Ukraine scenario – intervention by another state on the pretext of ‘protecting’ the speakers of Russian, Romanian or Moldovan, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Gagauz etc? What should we do for the country’s people to feel at home in Moldova? IPN Agency is producing a series of articles where politicians, experts and representatives of national minorities provide answers to these and other questions.
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The ethnic minorities never posed a danger of separatism promotion in the country or in some of its regions, said Communist MP Alla Mironic, who is a Doctor of Pedagogy and a member of the parliamentary working groups with Russia, Georgia, Japan, Azerbaijan, and Belarus.
According to the lawmaker, when the Alliance for European Integration came to power after the elections of 2009, the Law on National Minorities adopted by Parliament during the Communist government worked successfully. Based on this law, the relations between citizens were to develop, while reciprocal understanding, the respect for the official language, the freedom to speak Russian and the possibility for specialists representing different ethnic groups to occupy state posts were to be promoted. But stability in society was compromised owing to the danger of losing Moldova’s statehood.
Asked if Moldova is exposed to the risk of facing the same situation as Ukraine, Alla Mironic said the people’s anger will continue to grow if the pensions are raised by only 6.45%, the schools are closed and the irresponsible attitude towards historical monuments is maintained.
In this connection, the MP referred to the difficult situation of veterans. “The veterans live with fear, concerns about tomorrow and hope to find a better place on earth for their children and grandchildren. Each fourth resident of the country is an elderly person. The elderly people are war and labor veterans and pensioners. More than half of them came after the war to rebuild Moldova. In their time they built a respected and bright republic. They want to live their life in Moldova in peace and harmony,” stated Alla Mironic.
The lawmaker believes that a new administration is needed to restore justice. On April 7, 2009, when the Presidential Office and the Parliament Building, which are state symbols, were destroyed, there was also destroyed the multinational mechanism. “We now need constructors with experience who will restore honesty and justice. We need a new administration, with new people,” said Alla Mironic.
She also said that the leaders’ negative attitude to Russia strengthened Moldovans’ sympathy for this state and personally for President Vladimir Putin. The veterans have special respect for the compassion and care shown by Russia for keeping the history of World War II of 1941-1945.
Irina Turcanu, IPN
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IPN note: In this series of articles, IPN also presented the opinions of Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, head of the International Relations and Politology Department of the Free International University of Moldova Mihai Cernencu, politologist Vitalie Andrievschi, who manages a network of information-analytical portals in Moldova and Ukraine (ava.md, apn.md, and avaukr.com), and head of the Union of Ukrainians of Moldova Svetlana Mislitski, program director at the Foreign Policy Association Victoria Bucataru, the Bashkan of Gagauzia Mihail Formuzal, Deputy Head of Parliament Andrian Candu, specialist in education economy and a consultant of the Mediation Council of Moldova Andrei Munteanu, and the head of the Bulgarian community in Moldova Fiodor Sabii.
