Currently, the Republic of Moldova is at the level of 1982 judging by the value of the Gross Domestic Product, at comparable prices. With the current GDP growth rate of 4.5%, the Republic of Moldova needs many years to catch up with the Baltic countries, with which it shared the same starting point upon gaining independence. The statement belongs to the member of the first Parliament Vasile Soimaru and was made on the set of "Punctul pe azi" show on TVR Moldova, IPN reports.
"Maia Sandu Government" started its activity "in 1982”. It still has 7 years until 1989, when Moldova reached the maximum GDP level. But do you know how many years it will take at the 4.5% growth rate? Do you know how many years and how much growth it will take us to come close to the Baltic states, which had also been part of the Soviet Union?! From 15% annually and up”, contends Vasile Soimaru.
“We have been an occupied country for 27 years. Part of the territory is occupied, with a foreign army stationing there. From economic point of view, we are dependent: our apples are thrown into Russia’s ravines, our wines are crushed by Russian tractors,” said the former parliament member.
The current MP Iurie Reniță, who participated in the events of August 27, 1991, says that at the anniversary of 28 years of independence, the Republic of Moldova depends again on two decisive Russian factors: the foreign army and the energy sources. At that time, the same arguments were invoked, says the MP. "If we had had real men representing the nation, today we would have been free, with the supply of electricity and natural gas ensured, and with the foreign army gone. That is what true independence means. What we have today is a conventional, relative or sometimes even compromised independence”, mentioned Iurie Reniță.
At the same time, Iurie Reniță mentions that in 1989 and 1991 he was a thousand times more proud of what was happening. "Because a true revolution was taking place in our hearts and souls. What I am experiencing today just as many citizens of the Republic of Moldova, I believe, is disappointment, a sense of failure, lack of uprightness and moral correctness. This drifting into abyss and in no direction affects me and forces me to express my feelings of dissatisfaction, "says the MP.
Alexandru Arseni, signatory of the Declaration of Independence and member of the first Parliament argues that from the very beginning the country’s leadership at the time did not envisage economic and energy supply independence. Similarly, the Transdniester issue was never truly raised by the governments after 1994. "Of course not, for there is the money laundering economic interest, and this should be pointed out frankly and firmly," the former MP said.
