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The Committee on National Defense Strategy Meets at the Ministry of Defense



CHISINAU, May 20, 2016 — Today, Minister of Defense, Anatol Salaru, presided the meeting of the Committee responsible for the development of the National Defense Strategy (NDS), held at the Ministry of Defense HQ.

Anatol Salaru stated that the NDS will be a national guide to help us understand what way to choose and how to manage issues and threats, both internal and external. “This document invites to dialogue the representatives of different sectors’ institutions, different ideologies, political parties, and civil society, because the concept of ‘Defense’ must be a national one, that is clear and adjusted to the new architecture of international security”, said the Minister of Defense.

Andrew Cullen, Chief of NATO group of experts that will assist the Republic of Moldova in developing the strategic documents within the DCBI Assistance Package, appreciated the importance given to the NDS by the representatives of Government institutions and NGOs. Andrew Cullen specified that an cross-institutional cooperation is crucial to high quality document.

The Committee on NDS was established based on Decree of the President of the Republic of Moldova as of May 13, 2016 and is responsible to develop and present to the President the DNS draft. In order to develop the document, the Committee designated an cross-institutional working group consisting of representatives of central and local public administration, civil society, and academic environment with responsibilities in the defense sector.

The working group on DNS will have the first session during May 23-27 and has the primary mission to work on the document.


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