Prime Minister Pavel Filip, at the beginning of the Cabinet of ministers meeting today, sent a congratulatory message to citizens on occasion of winter holidays.

"I would like to direct the best thoughts and good wishes to everybody. I am confident that 2017 will be better than 2016, we were capable to manage a crisis. It will be a year in which Moldovan citizens will feel positive changes," said Pavel Filip

The prime minister asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to exercise increased vigilance during this period as to ensure the citizens’ security, the Ministry of Health to be organized and ready to provide quality services for emergency medical assistance.

Similarly, Pavel Filip asked the Border Police and Customs Service to take the necessary actions to ease traffic at the borders.

"Please, organize everything as well as you can to be in constant contact with our neighbours, so that people wait less time in Customs", concluded the prime minister.