The Supreme Security Council on June 21 agreed on the new security strategy of the country, which provides solutions to a number of issues such as propaganda, the Transnistrian conflict and environmental pollution, IPN reports.
In May, President Nicolae Timofti issued a decree whereby a special commission was constituted to work out this strategic document. “The document is not secret. It was placed on the website of the President. All the ministries and departments and civil society were engaged,” said the Council’s secretary Alexei Barbaneagra. “Scientists took part in the elaboration process for the first time and this is important. The main objectives are to ensure good governance, to build a state based on the rule of law, to fight corruption, to deal with the Transnistrian issue, to ensure financial-banking security, etc”.
Veaceslav Untila, who heads the parliamentary commission on security and public order, said that given the regional situation, it is vitally necessary to have a new national security strategy. “We have one more month to work in Parliament and want to adopt this strategy so that it is included in the budget and starts to be implemented on January 1, 2017. It covers a number of areas, from the military to the information sector and even the state of the environment. It was approved unanimously by the Supreme Security Council,” he stated.
As to energy security, the MP said the authors of the document asked that the country should have parallel supply sources. “We asked not to be dependent on one source as now and to be connected to the European energy system. We also need information security. We will make effort not to close TV channels or programs, but we must make sure that the information sphere in Moldova develops and the propaganda does not achieve its goal. The plan for implementing this strategy implies costs, but these haven’t been yet determined. About 60 laws must be adopted,” noted Veaceslav Untila.
International experts also helped draw up the strategy. The welfare and security of the people is a top priority and this is a novelty. Among other goals are to reinvigorate the state institutions and to establish the rule of law.
