Activity of the President on October 1–31, 2010

Decrees

Interim President issued decrees on:

approval of military uniforms, distinctive signs and their wearing rules within the National Army and institutions of the Ministry of Defence;
providing the 1045 Military Unit of the Department of Carabineers Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a Combat Flag;
decoration of a number of people with state awards.

Meetings. Decisions. Statements

Meeting on organizing the elections

The country’s interim President, Mihai Ghimpu, convened a meeting on issues related to the organization of parliamentary elections of November 28, 2010, attended by leaders of the administrative-territorial units and officials of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). Within the meeting, Mihai Ghimpu stated that Alliance for European Integration is interested that early parliamentary elections of November to be free and fair, and to achieve this objective, a permanent cooperation is required between the central, local authorities and CEC, ensuring a transparent and free electoral process for all stakeholders. The Interim President referred specifically to the formation of electoral lists, a process which requires the greater responsibility of mayoralties. CEC representatives, present at the meeting, welcomed its organization and agreed to travel to the districts throughout the country to organize workshops with mayors, approaching all the issues concerning the organization and conduct of the parliamentary elections.

Unclassified Decrees

The Interim President of the Republic of Moldova declassified two decrees of the former President Vladimir Voronin on conferring the Order “Stefan cel Mare” to so officials of the Russian intelligence services:

to the Army General Nikolai Patrushev;
to the Major-General Vyacheslav Ushakov;
to Sergei Lebedev, a former Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.

ADEPT Note: The reasons for decorating the Russian officials have not been publicly disclosed, and the ex-President Voronin refused to comment on these decrees.

PACE pre-electoral mission

Mihai Ghimpu, Interim President of Moldova, met with the delegation of pre-election mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which visited Chisinau with a fact-finding mission, and discussed the pre-electoral process of the early parliamentary elections to be held on November 28, 2010. The Interim President noted that considerable efforts are undertaken to become a democratic state with the rule of law and assured that authorities make their best to ensure all necessary conditions for Moldovan citizens to be able to exercise freely their right to vote. Members of the PACE pre-electoral mission noted that despite the existing crisis in the Republic of Moldova and various challenges, the state institutions have worked democratically, and the freedom of media and political pluralism were ensured. The parties reiterated the importance of holding a fair, transparent and democratic electoral campaign as well as to conduct free elections.

Award for civic attitude

The country’s interim President, Mihai Ghimpu, became holder of the prize for civic attitude of the International Poetry Festival “Grigore Vieru”, edition 2010. The laureate expressed his gratitude for the prize and dedicated it to “all citizens, who back in 1987 began the fight for our future, for truth and justice, and to those who fought before 1987 with the Soviet occupation regime”.

Congratulations on Lawyer’s Day

Mihai Ghimpu attended the Lawyer’s Day celebration festivity, where he congratulated the legal profession practitioners, announced about state awards and delivered a speech. The Interim President said that building the rule of law in the Republic of Moldova, adjusting the national legislation to the highest international standards, further development of the state would be impossible without the help of really professional lawyers, and the judiciary, due to its importance and performance, gets an increasingly prominent role in the society. In conclusion, Mihai Ghimpu mentioned that “Moldova’s trustful treatment by the European partners won’t continue if we won’t have a transparent and fair justice.”

Statement on the campaign against state institutions

In the briefing held on October 28, 2010, the Interim President Mihai Ghimpu read a Statement about the existence of a campaign against Moldovan state institutions organized by some political forces in order to obtain the citizens vote within the early parliamentary elections. Ghimpu referred to recent statements of the leader of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), Vladimir Voronin, who attacked the fundamental state institutions, relying just on speculations made by the media affiliated to this party, invoking the idea that “Republic of Moldova accepted to destroy a dam and to kill its own citizens”. Ghimpu qualifies the statements of Voronin media outlets affiliated to PCRM as irresponsible and ungrounded ones and is hereby obliged to summon the heads of relevant institutions to provide information on the invoked case.

Statement concerning the celebration of 16 years since the signing of the Moldovan-Russian Agreement

The Interim President of the Republic of Moldova issued a Statement concerning the celebration of 16 years since the signing of the Moldovan-Russian Agreement of October 21, 1994 on the legal status, mode and time of withdrawal of Russian troops temporarily deployed on the territory of Moldova. The document states that the main provisions of this Agreement were not put into effect, since it stipulated that the presence of Russian troops on Moldovan territory is a temporary one and that the Russian side shall withdraw its military units during the three years period. It reminds that the Russian Federation had additionally committed within the OSCE Summit in Istanbul (1999) to withdraw its military units from Moldovan territory, and they continue to be deployed in the Eastern districts of the country, violating international law and the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, which prohibits the deployment of foreign troops on the country’s territory. Under these circumstances, the illegal foreign military presence is a source of threat to the host country, as well as a source feeding the secessionism, seriously undermining the international community’s efforts aimed at peaceful settlement of the conflict.

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