Moldova – 25th anniversary of accession to Council of Europe

Chisinau, 13 July /MOLDPRES/ - Parliament Speaker Zinaida Greceanii has conveyed messages to President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rik Daems and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Moldova’s accession to the Council of Europe, the parliament’s communication and public relations general department has reported.      

The message reads that the anniversary of a quarter of century of Moldova’s accession to the Council of Europe offers opportunity to assess the partnership with this organization, which proved to be extremely important in the process of edification of the young democracy in Moldova. More of the reforms and achievements from Moldova were possible due to the support and expertise of the Council of Europe.   

”I am happy by the fact that we have reliable supporters and friends in all components of the Council of Europe and I want to express high appreciation and gratitude for the fruitful cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which, during time, has been guiding and helping us, including through the monitoring procedure.  This support was felt through a string of transformations and, availing myself of this occasion, I want to reiterate that our most important goal remains the switch to the post-monitoring stage,’’ reads the message sent to the PACE president.    

Zinaida Greceanii noted that Moldova’s parliament highly appreciated the important role of the Council of Europe as key European organization in ensuring an open and constructive platform of dialogue as to the strategic aspects and emerging challenges.  

”I am firmly sure that, with joint efforts, we will continue the promotion of the democratic values, observance of human rights and the rule of law state in Moldova,’’ the speaker stressed.  

The Council of Europe was created on 5 May 1949 and has its official headquarters in Strasbourg (France). The organization has 47 member states, all signatories of the European Convention on Human Rights – an international agreement meant to defend the human rights, democracy and supremacy of law.     

On 13 July 1995, Moldova, the first member country of the Commonwealth of Independent States, became member of the Council of Europe - the most important pan-European organization, by accepting the basic principles of the Organization – democracy, rule of law state and human rights.