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Newsletter on Foreign Policy and European Integration Issues of the Republic of Moldova Foreign Policy Association together with Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung offer you a newsletter on foreign policy and European integration issues of the Republic of Moldova. The newsletter is part of the “Foreign Policy Dialogue” joint Project. NEWSLETTER MONTHLY BULLETIN AUGUST 2018 NR.6 (148) Synthesis and Foreign Policy Debates The newsletter is developed by Sorina Ştefârţă, editor-coordinator TOPICS OF THE EDITION: 1. Dumitru Diacov, honourable chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova: For many years to come, both Moscow and Bucharest and other powers will be having interests here 2. Editorial by Victoria Bucătaru, executive director of APE:27 years of Transition, 27 years of Uncertainty 3. Vasile Nedelciuc, deputy in the first Parliament and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence:Today the mood has only one name: Leaving 4. Opinion of Parties:Republic of Moldova and its 27 Years of Independence: Expectations vs. Reality News in Brief “Moldova is stronger in its international relations”, said Andrian Candu, speaker of Moldovan One Independence, parliament, at the end of the Parliament’s spring session. According to him, our country is no longer so vulnerable, while the external relations are pragmatic, based on respect and cooperation. In this context, he reminded of the US Congress Several Aspirations Resolution that the United States supports the territorial integrity and political sovereignty of the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia and Sorina Ștefârță reaffirms its support for the democratically elected governments and the people of the three countries. He also spoke about creation of the Parliamentary Slowly and sometimes in an Assembly of Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine (whose first session will take place in September in Georgia), uncertain way, the Republic of but also about energy security, highlighting in this Moldova has reached its 27th context the two interconnection projects- to the anniversary of Independence. electricity from Romania and the Iasi-Ungheni- Chisinau gas pipeline. As for economic relations, This day has traditionally become the speaker said that, currently, more than 65% of a moment to take stock of exports go to the EU countries, as a result of which we are no longer dependent on a single market successes and shortcomings. It dominated by political decisions. is also a day when journalists Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, are trying to find out, again and Iurie Leanca, paid an official visit to Copenhagen in again, if it was good what has August, where he reiterated the determination of our country to maintain the European integration been done in these years and course, and to continue and deepen the reforms what our fateful mistakes have in the economic, social and justice spheres. In addition, he reconfirmed Moldova’s willingness been. Because we all understand to get a clear European perspective, demanding that what we wanted “then” is Denmark’s support for this. Among the major topics discussed were the resumption of the Danish not really what we are having technical assistance to the Republic of Moldova, “now”. support of Chisinau’s efforts to withdraw Russian troops and resolve the Transnistrian conflict, as Republic of Moldova. Above all, wondering, “What would well as provision of EU assistance for the judiciary We understand, at the same he was a great personality and a Pasaniuc say?”. In one case or reform. The Danish officials have shown willingness to increase European political and technical support time, that the aspirations were great friend. On 27 August 1991, another, in one crisis or another. to our country. In particular, they noted the positive also different – the interviews although he had been fighting I’m also wondering about it now, impact that the EU-Moldova Association Agreement and the Free Trade Area had on the Moldovan with the protagonists of the for over half a year a merciless watching the political disgrace economy and society. current edition of the newsletter, cancer, he left the hospital and from Orhei and Jora de Mijloc. The deepening and widening of political and Dumitru Diacov and Vasile went to Parliament, then to But that we cannot know ... commercial-economic dialogue with India, the Nedelciuc, is a confirmation to the Great National Assembly We can only hope that in the initiation of cooperation partnerships in various fields, as well as the opening of a diplomatic that, likewise the Independence Square to sign the Declaration of time of protests and parallel mission to New Delhi were discussed with Indian itself has different connotations. Independence. Then he got into celebrations, there was at least officials by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Tudor Ulianovschi, during For some it means people. the car and came to visit us in Jora one who remembered those due the working visit to India - the first visit of a For others - the chance of a de Mijloc to bring us the big news. to whom this Independence was high-level official from the Republic of Moldova in the last 25 years. The agenda included successful career or maybe its He was so happy and so excited possible. Those who 27 years ago meetings with the Indian counterpart, Sushma end. For me, Independence has a that we all had begun to believe faced pain and came to the Great Swaraj, with other officials, as well as with the leadership of Indian corporations and business name - Vasile Pasaniuc. he was going to live. But he died National Assembly Square to representatives, etc. The sides have discussed He was chief doctor in Jora de in less than two months. And that legitimize a country they wanted the intensification of commercial-economic cooperation and the consolidation of bilateral Mijloc, and later- chief doctor of day of 27 August 1991 was the to be free, a country with worthy legal framework, including the completion of Orhei district, and then he won last day I saw him alive and happy and free people. the draft agreements on health, civil aviation, and cybernetic sector. The Republic of Moldova in an open confrontation, not on to be part of making our history. and India established diplomatic relations party lists, the deputy mandate In the years that followed, it * Please note that all articles were made on 12 March 1992. According to the foreign by August 27. office, in 2018, on the territory of the Republic in the first Parliament of the wasn’t just once that I was of Moldova there were registered 308 Indian citizens with temporary residence permits, 277 Monthly Bulletin, Nr. 6 (148), August 2018 of whom arrived here for studies. 64, Sciusev str. MD-2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Tel-Fax: +373 22 21 09 86 Website: www.ape.md E-mail: [email protected] AUGUST 2018 2 Synthesis and Foreign Policy Debates For many years to come, both Moscow and Bucharest and other powers will be having interests here Dumitru Diacov, honourable chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM) mong the few politicians, if not time after, the traditional domestic Athe only one, present in almost movements started: the ruling alliance all Moldovan Parliaments since 1994 has broken down, political conflicts (except for 2001-2005), Dumitru Diacov have started, the first sign coming in could be the chronicler of the country 1996 after the dispute between the and, at the same time, of the Moldovan three big Moldovan politicians-Snegur, parliamentarianism. On the eve of a new Lucinschi and Sangheli, between the Independence Day, I asked the current Presidency and the Parliament, with honourable chairman of the main ruling Petru Lucinschi having proposed to party how he was imagining, 27 years change to the presidential republic. The ago, the Republic of Moldova today and Venice Commission experts, whom we where we have stumbled - if we have - on addressed, no longer understood what the way to progress and development on was happening with the Republic of which we embarked on August 27, 1991. Moldova which had been so wise until I was convinced that the then and whose people has started to Mr Diacov, you have somehow Republic of Moldova would be fight among themselves… reproached me at the beginning of our dialogue that our journalists are not the best and most disciplined pupil In fact, also today the Venice curious enough and even superficial, Commission doesn’t quite understand otherwise they would monitor the what is happening to us... politicians more strictly - and partly Does this stage of our existence look I agree with you. But neither the as you imagined it 27 years ago? We will get there too. But it was clear politicians are receptive when the then - and I also told Mr Lucinschi about journalists touch them... Certainly not. I entered politics that- that Parliament was not going to from active journalism, in a period of change the Constitution in a way as to The politicians take advantage of big turbulences, being very excited cut its own attributions. Unfortunately, the fact the journalists are not curious. about that. In the 1994 Parliament, we haven’t been heard. And we could Besides, we still have fairly passive voters where I entered together with the have done lots of good things together. who don’t want to complicate their lives, Moldovan Democratic Agrarian Party, But there were other interests - too analyse and penalise the politicians. I was chairman of the Foreign Policy many interests... Of course, a major Parties propose programmes, etc., but Commission and I know how hard it was, contribution was made later by the major the country is developing according step by step, to assert ourselves as a conflict, directed towards the artificial to the population’s choice.
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