The Frank Conversation with the "Fourth Power"

A meeting of the republic's leadership with the heads of state, municipal and non-state mass media was held in the House of official receptions. The information occasion was suitable: a professional holiday - Day of Press (May 5), Day of radio workers and all communications industries. President of the Supreme Council Alexander Shcherba, head of the profile parliamentary committee for public associations, sport, information and youth policy Igor Buga, 1st deputy prime minister Alevtina Slinchenko, head of the State Media Service Lydia Kolodka.

True to the principles of openness and publicity, the President, as usual, urged journalists to ask any questions, "There are no uncomfortable questions for me," Vadim Krasnoselsky assured. Colleagues took the opportunity to use this in full: they asked about the possibility of reducing the tax burden and improving professional skills; about suddenly twice taken off postage rates for the delivery of periodicals; about subscriptions to newspapers; about the economic difficulties of the republic and the creation of new jobs; about the opening of closed sites; about the chances of young professionals, including journalists, to purchase housing; information transparency of Pridnestrovie and why officials are reluctant to share information with the media. The conversation was also about the preservation of historical memory, and about the destructive actions of neighbors, and the enduring value of the great holiday - Victory Day.

The hour-and-a-half frank conversation between the first, second, third and fourth authorities culminated in applause with the presentation of state awards to the best wordsmith and a photo in memory of today's event.