World War II veterans of two armies meet at Chisinau City Hall

Mayor General of Chisinau Dorin Chirtoaca on May 6 met veterans of the Soviet and red armies at the same hour. He urged them to celebrate together victory over fascisms on Mau 9, Info-Prim Neo reports. “Besides providing the traditional allowance, the Chisinau City Hall decided to organize a festivity with champagne, food and flowers so that we properly celebrate the event,” said Dorin Chirtoaca. The mayor thanked the veterans for winning Europe’s independence, contributing to maintaining peace and for taking part in the construction of Chisinau. “They took us to the front in 1944. We fought there until the war was over. It was hard. We caught Germans, took them hostage and then sent them back. We fought peacefully and killed no one,” said war veteran Gheorghe Copiimulti. Another veteran, Vasile Bunciuc said he celebrates the victory day every year. He is glad that his children and grandchildren live in peace and there is no war. As the previous years, the veterans will receive lump sums on the occasion of May 9. The allowance this is year is 600 lei. The widows of war veterans will receive by 500 lei. The money is available from the branches of Banca de Economii. This year it is 66 years of the end of the Second World War.