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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-02-24
February 24, 2000
CONTENTS
[01] Press Conference of Mrs. Helle Degn, chairwoman of the OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly
[02] The forum DECENTRALIZATION, DEMOCRACY and STABILITY in South Eastern
Europe
[03] Romania and Bulgaria have agreed on the building of the second bridge
across the river Danube
[04] Statement of the Spokesman of the Presidency of Romania
[05] President of the Democratic Party, Petre Roman, about the crisis
triggered by the resignation of Victor Babiuc from PD
[06] Letter sent by Victor Babiuc to PD President Petre Roman
[07] Press Bureau of the Democratic Party - PD - about the letter sent by
Victor Babiuc
[08] Cianide situation on the river Danube
[01] Press Conference of Mrs. Helle Degn, chairwoman of the OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly
At the press conference which she held before she left Romania Mrs. Helle
Degn has stood for the necessity of strengthening the role of the
Parliamentary Assembly within the organization. Mrs. Degn underlined that
one of the priorities of Romania next year when she takes over the
chairmanship of OSCE is a correction of the deficit of democracy, an action
which is essential for the work of regional organizations such as the OSCE,
RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI reports.
[02] The forum DECENTRALIZATION, DEMOCRACY and STABILITY in South Eastern
Europe
At the press conference of the forum the Romanian foreign minister Petre
Roman as well as the secretary general of the Council of Europe, Walter
Schwimmer said the holding of the meeting in Bucharest stressed the fact
that the implementation of the programmes and provisions of the Pact of
Stability depend to a large extent on the development and strengthening of
the administrative and institutional capacity to prepare and put to good
use the programmes which the European Community has in South Eastern Europe,
informs RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
[03] Romania and Bulgaria have agreed on the building of the second bridge
across the river Danube
Romanian and Bulgarian experts have agreed to place the second bridge
across the river Danube at km. 796 at a point which is up-stream the town
of Calafat. According to the correspondent of RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI the
Romanian head of delegation said this is the best place from all points of
view, environment-wise included. If the unforeseen happens there is another
chosen place at km. 787 somewhere down-stresam of the same town of Calafat,
reports RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
[04] Statement of the Spokesman of the Presidency of Romania
President Emil Constantinescu watched very closely and very attentively the
debates within the coalition following the resignation from the Democratic
Party of defense minister Victor Babiuc says spokesman of the Presidency
Rasvan Popescu adding that the situation created led to a rather exagerated
attitude of transports minister Traian Basescu who made use of low
expressions and words which do nothing else but enhance a suburban
behaviour of the latter mentioned person. In no way is the President of
Romania intent on expecting appologies from Mr. Basescu whose very personal
manner of approaching issues should not be turned into a political problem.
The President of Romania asks the Ruling Coalition members to resume
efforts to speedily solve the situation created and then be informed of the
solution adds the spokesman of the Presidency of Romania, quotes RADIO
ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
[05] President of the Democratic Party, Petre Roman, about the crisis
triggered by the resignation of Victor Babiuc from PD
The President of the Democratic Party, Petre Roman, said on Wednesday at
the Palace of the Romanian Parliament, that the decision for the solving of
the crisis generated by the resignation from PD of Victor Babiuc falls
within the competence of the ruling Coalition parties. At the same time
Petre Roman said that Cabinet minister Traian Basescu will ask to be
received by President Emil Constantinescu in connection with the statement
uttered on Tuesday. At the same time the PD leader announced that the
concrete and constitutional solution for the portfolio of defense will be
announced very soon, reports RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
[06] Letter sent by Victor Babiuc to PD President Petre Roman
In an open letter to the President of the Democratic Party, outgoing
defense minister Victor Babiuc who also resigned from his position with the
Democratic Party and from the party as such writes that his resignation was
handed in to the right person who can use it according to the Constitution.
The letter was distributed to the media and the text received by RADIO
ROMANIA ACTUALITATI specifies that Babiuc has done everything in his power
to find himself something useful to do in the structures of the party.
Directly addressing himself to the leader of the party, Babiuc writes, we
quote: " Instead of a regrettable separation which is agreed upon in a
civilized manner you have resorted to scandal and political vendetta ".
Babiuc writes that PD is being destroyed from within and he has left the
party when he realized he could not do anything to stop the dissolution of
the party. Babiuc accuses Petre Roman of arrogance and lack of
responsibility.
[07] Press Bureau of the Democratic Party - PD - about the letter sent by
Victor Babiuc
In connection with the open letter sent by outgoing defense minister Victor
Babiuc to the leader of the PD Democratic Party, Petre Roman, the Press
Bureau of that party specifies that the PD leader has not made any public
comment regarding Mr. Babiuc after the latter announced his resignation
from the party. Mr. Roman noted alongside the other party members that Mr.
Babiuc did not hand in his resignation from the position of defense
minister although he publicly said he did. It was in this connection that
Party leader Roman said, to the other party members, that Mr. Babiuc has no
honour, the communique mentions. Referring to the endless offenses at the
address of PD of Mr. Babiuc the communique mentions : " why is that Mr.
Babiuc did not tell us a thing about the way he thought about us when we
asked him to further remain Defense Minister last year on 21 December when
the Isarescu cabinet was set up ", informs RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
[08] Cianide situation on the river Danube
According to specialists of the national company ROMANIAN WATERS Dobrogea -
the Black Sea Coast of Romania which permanently monitors the pollution of
the river Danube with cianide reports read that cianide concentration is of
0.021 mg per litre in the Chiciu area while the left bank of the river
registers a concentration of 0.025 mg per litre. Water flow of the Danube
is slower in that sector so cianide polluted waters reach Cernavoda in the
evening reports the correspondent of RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI.
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