Activity of the President on November 1–15, 2006

Decrees

Moldovan president has signed decrees awarding medals to state dignitaries:

The chairwoman of the Supreme Court of Justice, Valeria Sterbet, was awarded the Order of the Republic;
Anatolie Izbinda, deputy director-general of the Agency for Constructions and Territorial Development, was awarded the Labour Glory Order for contribution to projecting and execution of architectural works and reconstruction of the complex of springs in the village of Trifesti, the district of Rezina.

The chief of state has revoked Valerian Cristea from the post of deputy prime minister, while Minister of Local Public Administration Vitalie Vrabie was appointed deputy premier in charge with coordinating relations between central and local public administrations, resolution of problems linked to social-economic development of territories.

Sittings. Decisions. Statements

Development of capital

President Vladimir Voronin has chaired a sitting on social-economic development of the Chisinau municipality in 2007, with the participation of Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev, ministers and leadership of the Chisinau City Hall. According to the chief of state, the social-economic condition of the city has improved in 2006 and some measures have been taken to improve the living standards of Chisinau residents. The further development of the municipality must refer to complete gasification, elaboration of a project on reconstruction of the household water station, continuation of works for arrangement and lighting of streets, capital renovation of social institutions. The chief of state has called for an accelerated elaboration of projects on rearrangement of the Valea Morilor Park and reconstruction of the Summer Theatre in that area. Speaking about urban transportation, Vladimir Voronin called for more trolleys.

Functioning of pharmacies

The chief of state has told a sitting on functioning of pharmaceutical system in Moldova that the Drug Agency has demonstrated its utility and it held some efficient activities: the condition of the drug producer Farmaco has improved; many finances have been saved due to the implementation of a new public procurement system for medications; the volume of production sold by domestic enterprises has grown; the acquisition process is more transparent now. Speaking about tasks, the president highlighted the need of resolving the problem of pharmacies from hospitals; improving the mechanism of formation of prices of pharmaceutical products; establishing a permanent control on drug prescription procedure. The Drug Agency is due to intensify its activity in order to optimise the process of regulation and control of pharmaceutical system in Moldova, with the state authorities monitoring its activity in continuation.

Resolving problems of water basins

The president has convoked a sitting on management and exploitation of water basins. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAFI), 3,915 water objectives are identified and registered with territorial cadastral bodies at present and they are used to breed fish, irrigate agricultural fields, technical needs and entertainment. The existing problems in the field are linked to imperfect legislative base, violation of the law on renting in agriculture by local public authorities and chaotic renting or use of ponds, dispersed and uncoordinated activity of state bodies, other institutions in the field of fish breeding or exploitation of ponds. MAFI has plans to implement a complex legislative and organisational action plan, including to draft a law on waters (instead of the Code of Waters) and of a draft governmental decision on some measures for improvement of activity of fish breeding sector and regulation of the mode of use of ponds, founding a state enterprise to produce water biological resources and coordinate the fish breeding sector of Moldova. The chief of state backed the idea to elaborate a single methodology of calculation of the rent tax and a new model of rent contract, need of strict respect for ecological parameters during exploitation of lakes, ensuring possibility of use of water from ponds for irrigation and free access of citizens to water objectives for entertainment goals.

Concerns with situation in viticulture and winemaking sector

President Vladimir Voronin has emphasised at a sitting on winemaking and wine exports that present difficulties faced by Moldovan viticulture and winemaking sector must not affect ongoing processes of restoration and development of this industry. The needed priority actions include intensification of activity to maintain the existing pace of planting vines, need of a strict respect for norms of the Law on Vine and Wine concerning making of wines with origin names, farmers’ wine and secondary wine products. In the context of exportation of Moldovan wines, the chief of state indicated the importance of an essential reduction of the share of wines exported in bulk, growth of brand cognacs. The Agro-Industrial Agency MoldovaVin and bodies of local public administration were empowered to sustain economic agents to plant at least 7,000 hectares of vine in 2007. The need of modifying the legislation on licensing of spirits exports was also indicated.

Sitting of the Supreme Security Council

A sitting of the Supreme Security Council has focussed on illicit trafficking in drugs. The chief of state said after hearing a report that bodies of central public administration and local authorities in charge with prevention and combat of trafficking in drugs do not work enough. Vladimir Voronin instructed responsible persons to fortify the prevention of drug addiction, recommending them to hold media campaigns about danger of consuming drugs, especially for risk groups. The chief of state asked the Government to study the situation regarding execution of decisions and orders on prevention and combat of illicite trafficking in drugs and to sanction administrations of irresponsible public institutions.

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