President conveys message on Sovereignty Day of Moldova

Chisinau, 23 June /MOLDPRES/- President Nicolae Timofti conveyed a message on Sovereignty Day, the presidential press service has reported.

The message reads:

“Dear citizens,

This day is significant from the viewpoint of edification of the sovereign and independent state Republic of Moldova. Twenty six years ago, in the context of an irreversible process of collapse of the Soviet empire, the union republics embarked on the road of sovereignty and independence. On 23 June 1990, the Supreme Soviet of RSS Moldova of the 12th legislative period adopted the Declaration on Sovereignty, which expressed the people's will. This happened against a background of national liberation movement, almost one year after the passage of the laws on State Language and Latin Script. The country adjudicated ,concomitantly, the sovereignty and national identity with the same political and spiritual intensity. These were courageous decisions, which changed not only the status, but also the fate of Moldova.

“Moldova is a sovereign state. The Sovereignty of RSS Moldova is the only condition of existence of Moldova's statehood.” “RSSM is a unitary and indivisible state”. These are just some of the decisive axioms of the text of the Declaration on Sovereignty, which, at the same time, stipulated the supremacy of the national laws on the entire territory of the country. The Declaration of Sovereignty was the precursor of the historical Declaration of Independence, which awakened our national consciousness.

Since then, generations have grown in Moldova, for whom the acronym URSS is not associated with a super power, but is an expression from a history textbook, as a confirmation of a false ideology and a totalitarian regime. This is the period in which our country tries to determine, in a sovereign way, the domestic policy, foreign vector, development partners.

On this occasion, I want to reconfirm that the process of rapprochement with the European Union remains an priority goal of Moldova. At the same time, I am glad to ascertain that the 26th anniversary of the sovereignty almost coincides with an extremely important period for the future of our country – full entrance into force of the Association Agreement and Free Trade Agreement between EU and Moldova. This is a symbolic event, which will take place on 1 July 2016.

Dear citizens,

On the occasion of marking the Sovereignty Day, I wish you happiness, prosperity, achievements. Let us enjoy and work together for a free and worthy future for all of us. The principles of sovereignty allow us self-determine, consciously, the the present and think independently on the road to follow.

I want to assure you of an axiomatic truth – the source and bearer of Sovereignty is the People."

(Editor M. Jantovan)