In addition to the previously announced cultural activities, the authorities promise an “exceptional” folk music concert to be held on Independence Day in the Great National Assembly Square.

The Government’s spokesperson Daniel Vodă says that, beginning on 4:00 PM and for the following two hours, brass bands, folk groups and popular dance ensembles from different parts of the country will perform in the concert.

From 6:00 PM, a special choreographic performance will begin featuring JOC Ballet, the nationally and internationally acclaimed folk dance ensemble.

On August 27, when Moldova will celebrate the 32nd anniversary of its Independence, a series of cultural and artistic events will take place in Chisinau. Festivities will begin with flower-laying ceremonies at the monuments of ruler Stephen the Great and the Sorrowful Mother Memorial.

The inauguration ceremony of the National Holiday Independence Day will begin in the Great National Assembly Square at 10:00 AM, with the participation of the country’s leadership. Throughout the day, a concert will be held in the Great National Assembly Square, featuring the Presidential Orchestra, the Orchestra of the General Carabinieri Inspectorate and the Border Police Band.

Meanwhile, from noon to 4:00 PM, on the lawn behind the Government building, the event “Talking to the citizens” will take place, during which Prime Minister Dorin Recean, members of the Cabinet of Ministers and heads of state agencies will talk with citizens about government programs and the importance of everyone’s involvement in the development of a prosperous state.