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RADOR: News from Romania, 98-04-24

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From: RADOR Press Agency <http://indis.ici.ro/romania/news/rador.html>

April 24, 1998


CONTENTS

  • [01] Government decisions
  • [02] First meeting of Radu Vasile Cabinet
  • [03] Senate proceedings
  • [04] House of Deputies proceedings
  • [05] Romanian Foreign Minister Plesu on a visit to Washington
  • [06] Turkey's support for Romania's NATO integration
  • [07] Swedish ambassador on a visit to Iassy
  • [08] Germany is interested in Romania's recent developments
  • [09] Romania - a major support in solving the Kosovo crisis

  • [01] Government decisions

    Romanian Government spokesman for political affairs Razvan Popescu said the Cabinet meeting yesterday decided to request urgent adoption procedures for the 1998 Budget. Mr Popescu has announced that the new state counsellors included Petrisor Gabriel Peiu, State Councellor for communications, big companies, commercial companies and education, Sorin Fodoreanu, State Counsellor for industrial and transport policies, Cristian Covrig, State Counsellor for privatisation issues and promotion of foreign investments, Adrian Serbu, State Counsellor for local public administration and relation with political parties, Florin Vodita and Victor Chiujdea, State Counsellors for foreign affairs, Gabriela Stoica, State Counsellor for information, Petroniu Vasii, State Counsellor for defence and national security issues, and Serban Romulus Dan, State Counsellor for health issues. The spokesman added that other three state counsellors were to be designated in a few days while the list of state secretaries was to be finalised next Wednesday at the latest. RADOR, April 24

    [02] First meeting of Radu Vasile Cabinet

    During its first meeting yesterday, the Romanian Government has expressed its opinions concerning some parliamentary initiatives, the farmers' pension issue included. Agricultre and Food Minister Dinu Gavrilescu said that most ministers rejected the proposal as the issue was to be solved according to pension law. On the other hand, minister Gavrilescu said his ministry had a different initiative concerning this same issue, but the Cabinet did not succeed in debating it yet. However, he informed that the Parliament might consider the ministers' opinion, though MPs were entitled to accept it or not. RADOR, April 24

    [03] Senate proceedings

    The Romanian Senate has debated and adopted the draft law concerning the Day of National Flag. Starting with this year, The Day of the National Flag will be celebrated on June 26. 150 years ago, the three-colour flag was proclaimed as national flag of Romania. The Senate session yesterday also included the first round of voting to validate PNTCD Senator Ulm Spineanu as deputy speaker of the Senate. Mr Spineanu is to replace Senator Radu Vasile, now Prime Minister of Romania. A second round of voting was neede as Mr Spineanu did not receive the number of votes requested, but the procedure could not go on due to the lack of quorum. Consequently, debates around the legal initiative allowing access to former Securitate files were alos potponed. The session was suspended and it would be resumed on Monday at 3 PM. RADOR, April 24

    [04] House of Deputies proceedings

    In its opening session on Thursday, Romanian deputies have adopted the Emergency Ordinance to raise slaries of some public workers. The ordinance stipulates a 25% raise in the salaries of public workers who did not get any additional money since 1995. The hierarchical coefficient for personnel employed as debutante, for some positions in all-level educational institutions and ministries is to be raised as well. The ordinance stipulates a 15% raise in the salaries of the personnel having scientific titles. The deputies have also adopted articles in the draft law on organising referendums. The law mentions the issues of national interest requesting this kind of consultation and provides details concerning the procedure. Romanian deputies have also started debates concerning the draft law on organising the SPP (The Romanian Guard and Protection Service). RADOR, April 24

    [05] Romanian Foreign Minister Plesu on a visit to Washington

    While in Washington, Romanian Foreign Minister Andrei Plesu said that April 1999 was expected to answer Romania's hopes of NATO integration and secure the position of plausible candidate that the country was wishing to consolidate. After meeting US Senator Gordon Smith, the chief commissioner for European Affairs with the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US Senate, the Romanian minister said that Mr Smith believed in Romania's chances to join the Euro-Atlantic structures. "We have also agreed that growing progress was made in the process of reform, privatisation and approximation of our legal system to international legislation. Along with a US Senate delegation, Senator Smith may come again to Romania this autumn in order to see how things are going on the ground", Mr Plesu said. Yesterday, minister Plesu visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington which opened five years ago and attended a lunch at Georgetown University where he was expected to teach if he declined the mandate of minister. RADOR, April 24

    [06] Turkey's support for Romania's NATO integration

    At a press conference along with his Romanian counterpart in Bucharest yesterday, Turkish Defence Minister Ismet Sezgin said his country supported and would support Romania in its attempt to join NATO in order to ensure security and stability in Europe. "I hope Romania will become a NATO member as soon as possible and bring its contribution to security in the region and in Europe", he said. Romanian Defence Minister Victor Babiuc has informed that, among other issues, their talks focused on ways of fighting organised crime. Mr Babiuc said that the two armies will participate in the fight against terrorism and organised crime, and an exchange of information will develop between the two sides. According to Mr Sezgin, Turkey is interested in buying Ghimbav-made Cobra helicopters and producing along with Romania an armoured vehicle of Romanian conception. RADOR, April 24

    [07] Swedish ambassador on a visit to Iassy

    While on a visit to Iassy, Swedish Ambassador to Romania Niels Revelius said that the issue concerning the minorities living in Sweden was solved in a simple, practical and efficient way as his country did not recognise any national minority living there. The Swedish ambassador said that Sweden was the single indivisible motherland for all its citizens. This was an essential element, and Sweden was never supposed to renounce it. "We accept the same rights for all our people having Swedish citizenship, but we pretend them to exercise the same duties to the country", the ambassador said. The Swedish diplomat wanted to stress that the 20,000 Swedish citizens of Romanian descent were integrated into their country of adoption, and they became the bridge connecting the two countries. RADOR, April 24

    [08] Germany is interested in Romania's recent developments

    As head of a Romanian MP delegation representing the Romanian-German Friendship Group, Mircea Ionescu Quintus has started a visit to Germany on Thursday. His German counterpart, Bundestag member Klaus Franke said that, following recent events on Romanian political stage and the government reshuffle, German deputies had now for the first time the occasion to find out how their Romanian colleages perceived the political situation in their country. Mr Franke spoke about the wish of German investors to operate on the Romanian market: "We would like to know how the new government was expected to succeed in accelerating the reform. In Germany, there is growing interest in the Romanian market and investment opportunities down there; therefore, the ways of improving foreign investments conditions are carefully watched". RADOR, April 24

    [09] Romania - a major support in solving the Kosovo crisis

    "The EU needs the advise and experience of Romanian authorities to find a solution for the crisis in Kosovo", declared the British Foreign Office Deputy Political Director Peter Rickett on Thursday. At a press conference hosted by the European Commission Delegation in Bucharest, Mr Rickett said he and the Romanian authorities reached an agreement on issues concerning the EU efforts in its attempt to put an end to the crisis. They all concluded that such conflicts needed international unity and those invloved in the conflict should renounce fight and start dialogue. "From now on, Romania will be consulted more often when the EU is about to adopt a solution on the matter, because we want the Romanians as partners", Mr Rickett added. The Head of the EC Delegation in Romania, Mrs Karen Fogg, is about to have further talks on the issue with officials in Hungary and Bulgaria. RADOR, April 24


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