President Nicolae Timofti declared June 29 a national mourning day in memory of poet, prose writer, dramatist and publicist Dumitru Matcovschi. In all the settlements of the country, the flags will be flown at half mast and a moment of silence will be observed at 12 noon, IPN reports.

The decree signed by the head of state says the National Public Broadcaster “Teleradio-Moldova” will broadcast live the funeral of academician Dumitru Matcovschi.

The public authorities, enterprises and organizations are recommended to avoid carrying out recreational activities, while the editorial offices of newspapers, radio stations and TV channels are asked to take into account the specific features of June 29 when editing the publications and forming the programs for this day.