The new members of the Supreme Security Council on August 5 approved a decision that contains a series of recommendations aimed at increasing the financial-banking security and at alleviating the impact of the rise in tariffs on the population, IPN reports.

According to the presidential press service, the meeting discussed the economic-financial and sociopolitical situation in the country, including the rise in tariffs in the energy sector and the need to sign financial support accords with the foreign partners. Prime Minister Valeriu Strelet and president of the Academy of Sciences Gheorghe Duca presented reports. There were questioned the governor of the National Bank Dorin Dragutanu and director of the National Agency for Energy Regulation Sergiu Ciobanu.

President Nicolae Timofti reiterated the necessity of ensuring close cooperation between all the security bodies and the law enforcement bodies so as to improve the reaction capacity. “This fact will facilitate the adoption of the National Security Strategy, which will mobilize the efforts made by the state authorities,” he stated.

The Supreme Security Council’s meeting was held behind closed doors. After it, the participants didn’t provide details about the taken decisions, saying these are not public in character.