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Foreign Affairs on August 1–31, 2007

European integration

An informal meeting held in Brussels to discuss the perspectives of relations between Moldova and the European Union (E.U.), after the period foreseen for the implementation of the E.U.-Moldova Action Plan (EUMAP) and the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) will expire, was the key event in the Moldova-E.U. dialogue in August 2007.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI), the meeting brought together deputy foreign ministers and E.U. permanent representatives in Brussels, representatives of the E.U. Council and European Commission. The group of Moldovan officials who attended the meeting was led by Valeriu Ostalep, deputy minister of foreign affairs and European integration. He informed the audience about the EUMAP implementation process, told Moldova’s vision on the future legal document on which the future relations between the Parties will be built, and announced the priorities of the Moldovan chairmanships in SEECP and CEFTA. Moldova also raised proposals on a pilot partnership for mobility and regulation of migration inflows.

Bilateral cooperation

Republic of Moldova — Romania

The Moldova-Romania relations reached a critical point in August. They deteriorated after the Moldovan Interior Ministry has said that a high-ranking functionary of the Romanian Consulate in Chisinau facilitated the issuance of Romanian visas in exchange for amounts of money. The revelation of the Interior Ministry was seconded by a communication of Moldova’s MFAEI, which signalled some shortcomings in administration of the Romanian visa issuance process and the “inadequate” conduct of some Romanian border police officers toward Moldovan citizens.

Romanian President Traian Basescu had a trenchant reaction to the accusations of Chisinau. He hinted that the accusations of Chisinau are a provocation which will be charged “extremely bitterly”.

Meantime, Romania’s prime minister has assured his Moldovan counterpart Vasile Tarlev that his country will provide assistance worth 2 million Euros to Moldova, as a response to an appeal of Chisinau to help Moldova remedy the consequences of the 2007 drought.

Republic of Moldova — Russia

Disputes linked to resumption of Moldovan spirits exports to the Russian Federation continued in August.

Moldova’s authorities have accused the Russian sanitary service Rospotrebnadzor of an excessive selective attitude, after its experts inspected 24 out of 173 Moldovan wineries on August 8–13. President Voronin said that Rospotrebnadzor will not be allowed in Moldova any longer to inspect Moldovan wine plants.

We recall that according to a communication by Rospotrebnadzor experts, 15 Moldovan wine enterprises have been allowed until now to deliver samples of the products they sell for an expertise, while another 7 wineries have been issued sanitary-epidemiologic certificates for 149 types of products they sell.

The Moldova-Vin Agency has released an official declaration shortly after the statement of President Voronin, saying that personal economic interests of the Rospotrebnadzor administration dictate for sure the barriers laid by the Russian sanitary service on way of comeback of Moldovan wines to the Russian market. Also, it was noted that the assessments of the Rospotrebnadzor administration are biased, so that inspections of this institution affect Moldova’s image, compromise international trade regulations and deteriorate the bilateral Moldovan-Russian relations in general.

July 17–31, 2007 September 1–15, 2007