President answers demands of Moldovan protesters

Chisinau, 8 September /MOLDPRES/ - President Nicolae Timofti today made an official statement answering the Great National Assembly Square protestors’ claims. "I will not resign, as I am confident that such a decision might lead to instability of Moldova," the message said.

The statement also says that the presidential institution listened to and will analyse the reasonable claims that were made on the Square. Subsequently it would take appropriate action.

“In the near future, I will present in the parliament, according to the constitutional provisions, a message in which I will refer to the main problems of the nation and I am to formulate the goals which, in my opinion, must be set to overcome the complicated situation we are facing. And now about the resignation I was demanded to tender. I will not resign, as I am confident that such a decision might lead to instability of Moldova. An emptiness of power might prompt a new political crisis. I took this office in order to put end to a period of instability which lasted for two years and a half and I do not accept to be the generator of another one of the kind. Those local and foreign forces, which have permanently acted all along the recent history to destabilise Moldova and turn it into a province, will immediately take advantage from a possible chaos in Moldova. The danger for Moldova to be deviated from its natural development path, towards the integration into the European Union, is presently greater than ever,” the statement says.

The president also informs the citizens that he was aware of the serious problems the country was facing and asked the governor of the National Bank for explanation several times, and informed the state institutions on the other doubtful decisions that had been taken in recent years, such as the concession of the Chisinau International Airport.

A group representing the protesters from the Great National Assembly Square met members of the EU Delegation in Chisinau.

Thousands of citizens protested in the Great National Assembly Square on 6 September and demanded that the authorities reduce social charges, as well as the resignation of the Moldovan top leadership.

(Reporter A. Zara, Editor F. Galaico)