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Activity of the President on October 6–19, 2003
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e-journal #17 |
Meeting with OSCE Chairman-in-Office
President Vladimir Voronin met OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. A press release issued by the Presidential press service reads that the Two discussed the agenda of the next OSCE Ministerial Council meeting to be held in Maastricht on December 1–2; OSCE’s role in settling Transdnistrian conflict; and terms of evacuating Russian munitions from the eastern region of the Republic of Moldova.
President Voronin thanked Jaap de Hoop Scheffer for the continuous support of Netherlands during its OSCE Chairmanship, whereas Dutch Minister indicated that Europe needs Moldova. This in itself is very encouraging for us, since not so long ago according to high European dignitaries, Moldova was lying outside EU’s zone of interests. Moreover, the fact that Jaap de Hoop Scheffer acknowledged Moldova’s pro-European orientation and authorities’ sincerity in this respect, may lead one to believe that while Netherlands would hold EU presidency it would be more receptive to our integration initiatives.
President Voronin on judiciary reform
Recently in his address to the Parliament, Vladimir Voronin stressed the need to continue the reforms in judiciary, which was undergoing a deep crisis that “did not allow for a transparent judiciary, for finding the objective truth and for rule of law”. According to the President the following are the main obstacles to an objective, fair and independent judiciary: delays in examining the cases, illegalities, abuses of power, corruption, differentiated enforcement of the law, numerous cases of canceling and modifying court rulings by the superior structures, lack of personal responsibility of the judiciary employees, and not less important lack of “control and overseeing” on the judiciary. Under those circumstances the President opted “for a judiciary free of personal and group interests, of abuses of power and corruption, of negligence and unprofessionalism”. However, President indicated he would never go for a “judiciary free of people”. Vladimir Voronin demanded those negative trends to be eliminated and that a task force to be formed out of legislative, executive and judiciary branches entrusted to abolish any obstacles to the normal functioning of the judiciary.
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