Activity of the President on February 15–28, 2006

Decrees

The president has decreed the awarding of the Order of the Republic to economist Vladislav Cutirchin for substantial contribution to the economic development of the country, prodigious organisational and public activity, as he turned 75. Under a recent decision of the Parliament, retirees who hold the Order of the Republic will earn 500 lei (38 dollars) a month. Ion Vasilati, judge of the Constitutional Court, was awarded the Honour Order, while another judge of the Constitutional Court, Dumitru Pulber, has received the Civic Merit medal, both for prodigious activity in jurisprudence, high professionalism, contribution to the judiciary and law reform.

The chief of state recalled Victor Borsevici from the post of Moldovan Ambassador to China.

Sittings. Statements

Implementation of the National Plan “Moldovan Village”

The president chaired a sitting of the Academy of Sciences on activity of this institution and insurance of scientific support for the implementation of the National Plan “Moldovan Village”. It was noted that scientists must focus to boost the priority branches of agri-food sector, to restore the production capacities, to use possibilities of production and regeneration of energy resources. According to a communication on the sitting, “Vladimir Voronin has instructed the Academy of Sciences to establish economic zones for cultivation of agricultural crops, creation of cooperatives for acquisition, processing and sale of agricultural production.”

Attitude towards “Kosovo” problem

Vladimir Voronin has told a news conference at the end of a meeting with the Macedonian president that “the Republic of Moldova, as member of the United Nations, cannot do anything but to support a solution to the Kosovo problem and the rapid elimination of this hotbed of tension in the middle of Europe.” He noted that the conflicts in Transistria, Kosovo, Abkhazia, South Ossetia are not similar and the modalities of settlement should be different, depending on the concrete situation of the region.

Drafting of the development plan of the capital

The chief of state has convoked a sitting on drafting of the social-economic plan on development of the Chisinau municipality for the next four years. Taking part in the sitting were representatives of the Government, ad-interim mayor of the municipality, responsible functionaries of the Chisinau City Hall, presidential advisers and members of the municipal council. Vladimir Voronin proposed that a special plan on social-economic development of the Chisinau municipality, coordinated with the development programme of the country and general urban plan of the capital, be implemented starting 2007. According to an official communication, the chief of state “called for finalisation of works on this plan by July 1, 2006, so that to foresee financial resources needed to implement the planned actions in the 2007 municipal budget of Chisinau.”

Visits abroad

Albania

Negotiations between official delegations of Moldova and Albania focussed on the European integration and extension of economic-commercial relations. Voronin asked the Albanian authorities to share their experience of readjustment to European standards, a fact that allowed Albania to sign the stabilisation and association agreement with the E.U.

Macedonia

The visit to Macedonia was the first one at the level of chief of state and it gave an impulse to the bilateral relations between countries, especially in the economic area and perspective to approach the E.U., as Macedonia obtained the status of candidate to the E.U. entry in 2005. The Macedonian president expressed readiness to support Moldova on its path to the E.U.

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