National Army and Defence Ministry Personnel to be reduced

The personnel of the National Army and bodies of the Ministry of Defence will be reduced by 300 militaries and civilians. Parliament passed a decision in this respect at Friday’s sitting. According to the Minister of Defence, the draft aims at restructuring the military leadership bodies and the forces of the National Army, in order to carry out its activities according to the financial possibilities of the state. Ion Corobcean, the head of the General Staff, commander of the National Army said that the dismissal will address personnel who reached the retirement age. Also, the military re-conversion centre which will offer the possibility to get a new profession will open within the Individual Action Plan of Moldova-NATO Partnership. At present, the Military personnel constitutes 6,800 persons, and 2,300 persons work at the institutions of the Ministry of Defence.