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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-02-28
February 28, 2000
CONTENTS
[01] 82 years since the Union of Basarabia with Romania
[02] The Presidency of ROMANIA and PDSR - Social Democracy Party of Romania
- continue their war of words
[03] Meeting of the National Commission of PDSR - Social Democracy Party of
Romania - to prepare elections
[04] Sorin Franzaverde was nominated by the Democratic Party for the
position of Defense Minister
[05] United States investments in Romania increased by 50 per cent
[06] Meeting of the Romanian and Turkish businessmen
[07] Dutch support for the Romanian river transport
[01] 82 years since the Union of Basarabia with Romania
On Sunday, in the Auditorium of the National Museum of Romania the
festivities opened devoted to the observance of 82 years since the Union of
Basarabia with Romania. The festivities unfold this year under the motto
THE EMINESCU YEAR and are organized by the Cultural Association PRO
BASARABIA AND BUCOVINA in association with the CULTURAL ASSOCIATION VOICE
OF BASARABIA and the National Museum of History of Romania, quotes RADIO
ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. " Basarabia is the first Romanian province which
opened the road to the Great Union " underlined in his speech the President
of the Pan Halipa Branch of Bucharest, Professor Victor Livezeanu. He added
that despite the fact that sometimes the international understandings and
treaties can infringe upon the geographic borders of our country, it is the
work of the greatest Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu that puts in their
righteous place the borders of Romania and defends them. RADOR
[02] The Presidency of ROMANIA and PDSR - Social Democracy Party of Romania
- continue their war of words
The war of words between the Presidency of Romania and the main opposition
party of this country continues. It was triggered by the affirmation of
President Emil Constantinescu on Friday comprising accusations at the
address of former Securitate and former members of communist nomenklatura.
RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI quotes that Sunday saw another sequence of the
exchange of retorts between the afore mentioned parties. PDSR released a
new communique following the speech of the Presidency spokesman Rasvan
Popescu who, in his turn, had answered a first communique of the Social
Democracy Party of Romania. The PDSR document reads that we witness the
transformation of a useless psichoanalysis exercise into a furious attack
against all those that do not share the same beliefs as those of the
President of Romania. PDSR repeats the request to the President of Romania
to apologize to those that were seriously insulted by the words uttered on
Friday drawing attention at the same time on the dramatic consequences of
the affirmations of the President of Romania. PDSR also specifies that the
President is mistaken when wishing to solve the problems of the ruling
coalition by rerouting attention to non existing targets. On Friday
President Emil Constantinescu said that his efforts were made useless by
the former class of party workers and old Securitate officers that gathered,
after the fall of Ceausescu,in the Social Democracy Party of Romania -PDSR-
and in the Greater Romania Party-PRM. The two parties have asked the
president of Romania to apologize, a request which is quoted as being
unjustified by the spokesman of the Presidency of Romania. RADOR
[03] Meeting of the National Commission of PDSR - Social Democracy Party of
Romania - to prepare elections
Vata, county Hunedoara, was the host of the session of the National
Commission of PDSR to prepare the future elections. The agenda included the
adoption of the necessary measures for the implementation of the provisions
of the national strategy with a view to the future local elections. The
session was chaired by both President and first Vice President of the Party,
Ion Iliescu and Adrian Nastase, quotes RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI based on a
communique of PDSR. RADOR
[04] Sorin Franzaverde was nominated by the Democratic Party for the
position of Defense Minister
The Political Council of the National Permanent Bureau of the Democratic
Party, PD, publicly announced the nomination of Sorin Frunzaverde to the
office of Defense Minister. According to a communique of the Press Bureau
of the Democratic Party, the option was already presented to Prime Minister
Mugur Isarescu. The belief is also expressed that the coalition partners
support this action so that the present impasse is overcome and the
coalition concentrate efforts in the direction of parliamentary and
government activity, RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reports. In connection with
the nomination of Sorin Frunzaverde to the office of Defense Minister by
the Democratic Party, the President of the Christian Democratic National
Peasants Party, Ion Diaconescu said that in this sense it is important to
have the opinion of the President of the country who is the President of
the Supreme Council for the Defense of the country naturally the stand of
the Prime Minister of Romania being important. Calin Popescu Tariceanu who
is a member of the Permanent Bureau of the National Liberal Party said
there is no official stand of his party on this issue and a nomination of
the Democratic Party - PD - now when we have a Defense Minister, to the
same office, is not a matter of great urgency or necessity. Mr. Tariceanu
added: " It would be natural to solve the basic issues and then proceed to
a nomination ". RADOR
[05] United States investments in Romania increased by 50 per cent
The information bulletin of the US Embassy to Romania reads that United
States investments in Romania have increased by 50 per cent in 1999 as
compared to the eight preceeding years taken as a whole, announces RADIO
ROMANIA ACTUALITATI adding that Ambassador Rosapepe meets the media today
for a presentation of the United States investments in the economy of
Romania. RADOR
[06] Meeting of the Romanian and Turkish businessmen
Sala de Marmura of the Romanian Senate hosted the meeting of the
Association of Businessmen of Commerce and Industry of the Kocaeli region
of Turkey and representatives of the businesses of Romania. In his opening
speech the President of the Economic Commission Vicentiu Gavanescu said the
meeting was an important step forward for the development of economic
relations between the two countries attesting the opening of Romania for
large investments in Turkey. In his turn the Turkish ambassador to Romania,
Mr. Volkan Boschir, said the relations between the two countries, in the
economic domain as well, are excellent, adding that this is the result of a
hundred per cent mutual trust. The Turkish diplomat also said that the
financial and banking institutions of various countries and the
international rating institutions do not have a correct attitude towards
Romania. " Even if other foreign investors do not have confidence in
Romania and hence do not invest in this country, Turkey and Turkish
businessmen have total confidence in your country and wish to contribute to
its development " said the Turkish Ambassador to Romania quoted by RADIO
ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. According to the same source the meetings of
businessmen of the two countries will continue in the following few days.
RADOR
[07] Dutch support for the Romanian river transport
The Dutch government alloted Romania 2.5 million Guilders for the carrying
out of the project destined to increase safety of transport on the Danube -
Black Sea Cannal said on Sunday in Rotterdam Romanian minister of
transportation Traian Basescu. Monitoring by sat of the ships is the order
of the day in the project and its first phase will conclude by December.
The contribution of the Romanian side to the project is of half a million
Guilders, mentions RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI. Another project which is
financed by the Dutch side is aimed at the modernization and safety
increase of the naval traffic on the river Danube. The Netherlands alloted
half a million Guilders for a study regarding investments in this field of
activity. RADOR
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