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Follow-up to the President’s speech

Following President Voronin address to Parliament denouncing judiciary system, Association of Judges of the Republic of Moldova uniting 250 out of the total 300 judges refuted those allegations. The press release reads “association endorses the efforts to fight corruption, however it is inadmissible to blame all the judges of undue commitment to their obligations, as well as corruption and abuses of power. The fact that citizens resort to other institutions than judiciary is not a ground for considering judicial rulings as illegal and for blaming judges of corruption, bias or incompetence. Judges have continuously condemned any abuses displayed by certain judges while doing justice. Annual statistics indicate that there is a fair trial of the great majority of civil, penal and administrative hearings (almost 90%), which is an indicator of justice done in a democratic society”.

Official visit of Polish President to Moldova

On October 22, President Voronin met Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski on official visit to the Republic of Moldova. During the meeting, Voronin asked for Polish assistance in settling the Transdnistrian conflict, as well as in preparing Moldovan public institutions in view of accession to EU. In this respect, it was agreed to open an office in Chisinau, which would coordinate such activities. Moreover, President Voronin suggested changing the current visa agreement, thereby Poland would issue visas to Moldovan citizens free of charge, whereas Polish citizens would not need visa to travel to Chisinau.

After the meeting the Two attended a joint session of the Polish and Moldova delegations. Two bilateral agreements were signed, one on fighting organized crime and another on cooperating in environment protection and natural resources.

Also the same day, the Two Presidents attended the Congress of Businessmen from Moldova and Poland. In his inaugural speech President Voronin made an overview of the social-economic development of the Republic of Moldova in the recent years. Among the greatest achievements in economy, the President cited: economic recession stopped, stable economic growth and macroeconomic stability, servicing of external debt, inflation and exchange rate kept within admissible limits, growing revenues to the state budget, dwindling social problems, etc. President Voronin also referred to the efforts of his administration in attracting foreign investments, reducing fiscal burden on businesses, boosting small-to-middling business, and fostering trade among the countries members of Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe. In the end President Voronin referred to potential areas of cooperation between Moldova and Poland.

Meeting with William Hill

At a meeting Vladimir Voronin had with the Head of OSCE Mission to Moldova, William Hil,l on October 27 the Two exchanged views on the current state of negotiations on settling Transdnistrian conflict and evacuation of Russian ammunitions from the region. According to a press-release issued by the Presidency, the meeting that “centered around Moldova’s position on economic relations with Transdnistria”, was held in preparation for OSCE Ministerial Council meeting due in Maastricht on December 1–2, 2003.

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