OREANDA-NEWS. October 20, 2011. It is stipulated by the draft National Development Strategy Moldova-2020 approved at the meeting of the committee in charge of coordinating the elaboration of a draft national document of strategic planning for 2012-2020. The meeting was chaired by the Government’s Secretary-General Victor Bodiu and was attended by representatives of ministries and of the National Participation Council.

The approved Moldova-2010 project was proposed for public debates and is available on the webpage www.particip.gov.md for one month. Seven basic priorities are presented for discussions: education system, roads, finances, business, energy, pension system and justice. Bodiu noted that the basic objective of the National Development Strategy is to speed up economic growth and reduce poverty.

The head of the National Participation Council (CNP), Sorin Mereacre, appreciated the document's quality and advocated the inclusion of important areas, such as gender equality, environment and Moldova's reintegration.

He welcomed the initiative to subject the document to discussions. He expressed NGOs' willingness to work together with the government to implement Moldova-2020 National Development Strategy.