Parliamentary commissions to convene

The parliamentary commissions will come together Wednesday to consider and approve the agenda of the legislature's session, Info-Prim Neo reports. {The commission on culture, education, research, youth, sport and mass media} will examine nine bills of prime importance and the initiative to build a monument to soldiers who died in the Afghan war in Ocnita town. According to the commission's head Corina Fusu, there will be also examined two initiatives concerning the placement of commemorative plaques, a report on the bill to amend the law on state awards and the Parliament's draft decision on the approval of the national security strategy. {The commission on foreign policy and European in integration} will consider eight issues, including the opening of negotiations on draft national and international agreements. There will be also examined 14 initiatives of other parliamentary commissions, including the bill to amend the Parliament's decision concerning the strategic activities in science and innovation for 2006-2010 and the draft human rights national plan of action for 2011-2014, said the commission's chairman Igor Corman. {The commission on social protection, health and family} will discuss eight bills. They include bills to amend the law on pharmaceutical activity, the law on medications, and the Code of Administrative Offenses of Moldova. The Parliament has ten standing commissions. The ordinary session of the legislative body opens on February 10.