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Foreign Affairs on May 23 – June 5, 2005

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GUAM

GUUAM ended in GUAM

As it was to be expected after GUUAM Summit held in Chisinau on April 22, Uzbekistan withdrew its membership in that regional structure. Uzbekistan notified of its intentions Moldovan authorities that exercised the Chairmanship of GUUAM via a letter. The grounds for the move, as indicated by President Karimov, were “the geographic location of the country does not allow pursuing economic and security interests of the country within the new projects and initiatives announced by the organization”.

On this occasion, GUAM member countries issued a joint statement . It acknowledges Uzbekistan’s right to freedom of choosing how to pursue its interests, dictates enlarging GUAM’s spheres of activity, and guarantees that Uzbekistan’s withdrawal “will not affect the quality nor the level of our friendship relations”, expresses intention to boost cooperation with Uzbekistan in bilateral and international format.

Consequently, as of now GUUAM will be named GUAM.

Reunion of GUAM Parliamentary Assembly

On May 28, Yalta hosted the Second Reunion of the GUAM Parliamentary Assembly. The VIPs present at the forum included Marian Lupu, Moldovan Speaker (who also presided the meeting given that Moldova hold the Chairmanship); Murtuz Aleskerov, Chair of Milli Medjlis of Azerbaijan; Nino Burdjanadze, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament; Vladimir Litvin, Chair of the Ukrainian Rada; Inrida Udre, Chair of the Latvian Saeima; Ceslavas Iursenas, Deputy Chair of the Lithuanian Seimas and Teodor Melescanu, Deputy Chair of the Romanian Senate.

High on the agenda of the reunion were developing parliamentary aspect of GUAM to ensure economic growth, consolidation of democracy, stability in the region and accession to European Union and NATO. The reunion approved the membership of political and legal commissions, trade and economy commission, education, culture and science commission for the years 2005–2006. In addition it endorsed the resolutions adopted at the Chisinau GUUAM Summit, expressed the need to develop the structure, and raise its role in solving conflicts, fighting secessionism, extremism and other threats to international security.

Moldovan — Croat relations

On May 30–31, 2005 Croatian President Stjepan Mesic paid an official visit to the Republic of Moldova. As part of the official visit Croatian President met his Moldovan counterpart to talk bilateral economic relations, mutual support on the European and international level, preventing and fighting secessionism, traffic in human beings, arms and drugs. The Two also examined possibility of Croatian investments in Moldovan food industry and telecommunications.

Following the meeting, several documents were signed at the plenary session of the official delegations, namely: Joint Statement of the Presidents, Convention between the Croat and Moldovan Governments on avoiding double taxation, Governmental Agreement on reciprocal customs assistance.

The Joint Statement of the Presidents reaffirms both countries’ European aspirations, commitment to democratic values and market economy, pledge to adjust Moldovan and Croat legislation to EU norms on free circulation of goods, services, capital and people. The document also emphasizes the need to boost cooperation in trade, transportation, communications, energy, tourism, science and culture.

Also the document talks of learning from Croat experience in European integration. Another important aspect outlined in the document is boosting cooperation within Stability Pact for South Easter Europe, Central European Initiative, and Process of Cooperation in Southeastern Europe.

May 2–22, 2005 June 6–19, 2005