War invalids and families of war heroes will receive 500 lei in lump-sum aid from Government

War invalids and the families of the servicemen that were killed during the armed conflict on the Nistru River will receive 500 lei in lump-sum aid from the Government, Info-Prim Neo learned from a communique released by the Cabinet of Ministers on Saturday, March 1. Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev has signed a decree instructing the National Fund for Social Support to enforce the Government’s decision. The Prime Minister urges the bodies of the central administration to identify possibilities of offering material support to the servicemen who participated in the armed conflict and to the families that lost their members during the war. Holding of events to remember the fallen soldiers throughout the country would also be an appropriate measure, the Government said. The Government also informs that the Prime Minister will participate in commemorative events dedicated to the 16th anniversary of the start of the armed conflict on the Nistru, to take place on March 2. At a news conference held at Info-Prim Neo News Agency on Friday, February 29, the leader of the National Union of Independence War Veterans, Eduard Maican, has stated that the war veterans, the survivors, are duty-bound not to forget their fallen brothers in arms. This is exactly the reason why the veterans have repeatedly asked the government to designate March 2 as the Remembrance Day, like in other countries of the world. According to official statistics, 287 military were killed during the war on the Nistru, and about 3,500 servicemen remained invalids.