Activity of the President on April 1–15, 2008

Decrees

Mrs. Fatma Firat Topcuoglu, Turkish ambassador to Moldova, was awarded the Civil Merit medal, as her diplomatic mission is over.

Sittings. Decisions. Statements

Law concerning state secret

Moldova’s president has chaired a working sitting with the participation of officials in charge with drafting a new law on state secret, and noted that the legal framework is being updated as the existing law on state secret is out-of-date, runs counter realities in Moldova and European norms in the area. The new draft law on state secret worked out accordingly to recommendations and objections by all central public administration authorities is being finalised and it will be delivered soon to the Government in order to study it. The chief of state outlined the opportunity of studying the experience of European countries in the area of legal regulation of state secrets, so that the final draft law to take into account modern practices from European countries. He also stressed the necessity of optimising the normative framework on protection of state secret and of reducing much the number of secret documents. Also, Vladimir Voronin indicated the opportunity of reducing the number of laws and normative acts regulating the work with secret documents and information.

Youth Year Programme

The chief of state has chaired a sitting on implementation of the action programme concerning the Youth Year, which studied actions of the programme divided into five chapters: legal, normative framework, interventions at policy level; access to services and information; participation of youths; job opportunities for youths; researches and studies on youth policies, 55 actions overall. The sitting also tackled issues such as economic abilities and social support for youths; development of infrastructure of student hostels; employment of youths; rise of the number of budget-funded seats in institutions of higher education and professional institutions (by 30 percent in the first round).

Improving textbook printing system

A sitting convoked by the chief of state has discussed aspects regarding existing textbook printing system, revealing shortcomings in the process of elaboration, editing, assessment, and reassessment and reediting of textbooks. Vladimir Voronin called for a new textbook generation which would meet European norms on didactic material. He recommended the updating of the existing system by setting up a well-structured, functional mechanism based on quality of didactic instructions, fair selection of offers of textbooks. It was stressed the opportunity of improving the mechanism of assessment of manuscripts and selection of reviewers, as well as the need of a methodological framework on assessment of manuscripts and presentation of reviews by assessors.

Activity of “confidence consolidating” groups

Following his meeting with Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov in Bender, Moldovan president has convoked a sitting on activity of working groups in charge with strengthening the confidence between Chisinau and Tiraspol. It discussed diverse aspects of the mode of organisation and conduct of work of the groups, their interaction with similar structures of the Transnistrian side. The groups shall work out proposals on implementation of commercial-economic projects; infrastructure development; restoration of Moldova’s railroads; projects on healthcare and social protection of residents of the Transnistrian region; education and youth; disarmament and demilitarisation; humanitarian assistance; agriculture.

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