Activity of the President on March 24 – April 6, 2003

President of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, convened on March 27 a session to follow on the situation in Transdnistria. The President commented on the recent decision of the Tiraspol Defense Council declaring state of war on Transdnistrian soil until April 1.

On April 1, Vladimir Voronin met with Mircea Geoana, Romanian Foreign Minister. Vladimir Voronin stated during the meeting that he hoped “obstacles related to the inappropriate use of terminology with regard to Moldovan state and elements of its establishment and consolidation” would be overpassed soon. Chief of the Romanian Diplomacy reiterated that Romania is willing to support Republic of Moldova efforts to integrate in the European Union as well as in the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe. Mircea Geoana pointed that European Union should offer Moldova more than what is provided for in the “Enlarged Europe” initiative. Romanian diplomat assured Moldovan counterparts that Romania had no intention to introduce visa regime for Moldovan citizens until 2007. In a related note, the parties agreed on the need to sign the Basic Treaty between the Republic of Moldova and Romania and on resuming the activity of Moldovan-Romanian Inter-ministerial Commissions.

President also met with Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, OSCE Chairman in Office and Netherlands Foreign Minister. The parties followed on the prospects of adopting the Protocol on final settlement of Transdnistrian conflict and on the membership of the future Mixed Commission, which is to draft a new Constitution. Mr. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer indicated that Supreme Soviet of the Transdnistrian region was ready to adopt such a Protocol. He assured President Voronin that as an OSCE Chairman in Office he was willing to provide his full support to secure the borders between Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

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Activity of the President on March 24 – April 6, 2003

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