Activity of the President on December 1–16, 2007

Sittings. Decisions. Statements

Visit to Bulgaria

Moldovan President Valdimir Voronin has had a bilateral meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Gheorghi Pirvanov while on a working visit to Bulgaria. Pirvanov welcomed Voronin in Bulgaria, stressing the special significance of his participation in festivities dedicated to the 130^th anniversary of liberation of the Plevna city. The consistent political dialogue and excellent Moldovan-Bulgarian relations were remarked during the meeting, with the sides raising a mutual interest to intensify the bilateral cooperation in diverse areas. President Voronin noted Bulgaria’s constant support for Moldova’s European integration bids, while President Pirvanov assured that Bulgarian authorities will continue supporting Moldova in the EU integration process and in finding a lasting solution to the Transnistrian conflict. Also, the sides stressed that the commercial-economic cooperation between Moldova and Bulgaria has intensified, calling for a plenary use of the existing potential in economic relations between the two countries.

Invited by Bulgaria’s president, Voronin attended festivities dedicated to the 130^th anniversary of liberation of the city of Plevna. He addressed the participants and stressed the significance of the Plevna event, noting that the liberation march of the Russian army in Bulgaria started from Chisinau. The chief of state greeted the audience on occasion of Bulgaria’s liberation anniversary, wishing peace and prosperity to the Bulgarian nation.

Optimisation of MLPA

The Moldovan president has convoked governmental officials at a sitting on optimisation of the work of territorial administrative control directorates of the Ministry of Local Public Administration (MLPA). The sitting discussed issues aimed to optimise the work and structure of the ministry and its administrative control directorates. The chief of state stressed the need of optimising the control on legality of acts adopted by local public administration bodies and establishing more fruitful cooperation relations between administrative control directorates and local public administration bodies.

Use of ECOSOC membership

Vladimir Voronin has chaired a sitting on Moldova’s performance within the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and its subsidiaries joined by our country. He stressed the importance of choosing Moldova for the first time as an ECOSOC member for 2008–2010. In this quality, Moldova will help examine and remedy within three years economic, social, cultural, humanitarian problems and issues related to human rights from the U.N. agenda, raise initiatives in this respect on the U.N. agenda. For this purpose, the president continued, an interdepartmental working group headed by minister of foreign affairs and European integration will be created to coordinate and monitor Moldovan delegations to the ECOSOC and its subsidiaries. Also, Voronin underlined the need of working out, approving and implementing an action plan with the direct participation of competent ministries, which would cover Moldova’s objectives within ECOSOC for 2008–2010.

Preparations for anniversary of Moldovan State

A sitting of the state commission for manifestations dedicated to the 650^th anniversary of the Moldovan State has raised proposals which will be included in the action plan on this holiday. The chief of state, who heads the state commission, stressed the importance of elaborating an exhaustive and ample action plan for 2008–2009: conferences, festivals, launching of albums and books; movies and documentaries; radio and TV programmes; websites dedicated to this event, etc. Vladimir Voronin underlined the importance of successfully implementing the action plan on the 650^th anniversary of the Moldovan State, starting from the need of developing the patriotic spirit and strengthening Moldova’s statehood.

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