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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-11-08
November 8, 2000
CONTENTS
[01] Communique of the Foreign Intelligence Service Committee of the
Chamber of Deputies
[02] Press conference of the Foreign Minister of Romania, Petre Roman
[03] Response of Prime Minister of Romania to the allegations of Foreign
Minister Petre Roman
[04] Visit of the United States Ambassador to counties of Romania
[05] Ambassador of Great Britain to Bucharest, Richard Ralf, ended his
visit to the Jiu Valley
[06] Debt of Romania to Sweden discussed by the Cabinet of Romania
[07] Patriarch of Romania His Beatitude Teoctist is Doctor Honoris Causa of
the Lubin Catholic University of Poland
[08] CALENDAR
[01] Communique of the Foreign Intelligence Service Committee of the
Chamber of Deputies
In a communique to mass media the Chamber of Deputies Committee for the
Foreign Intelligence Service of Romania it is mentioned that the Home
Ministry of this country and all other intelligence communities have been
asked to look into several accussations brought to intelligence officers of
that service plus a separate report which should clarify whether Romania
took any loan from any Arab state including Kuwait in the interval 1989 -
2000. If such a loan was taken or if such loans were taken, then the
Chamber of Deputies Committee requests all documents of the Romanian side
that led to the loan.
[02] Press conference of the Foreign Minister of Romania, Petre Roman
Foreign Minister Petre Roman said in a press conference which was broadcast
by RADIO ROMANIA ACTUALITATI that the statement of the European Parliament
reporter for Romania Emma Nicholson was a daring political challenge. Today
in Brussels Gunther Verheugen gives our ambassador the complete report
which is not so very favorable as reforms until now in this country have
not led to a functional type of economy. Petre Roman then said that the
serious delays in making a decision regarding the RICOP programme are
entirely the responsibility of the prime minister of Romania, Mugur
Isarescu.
[03] Response of Prime Minister of Romania to the allegations of Foreign
Minister Petre Roman
Mr. Isarescu replied to the statement of Foreign Minister Petre Roman as
follows: "Coordination of RICOP PROGRAMME was transferred to the Ministry
of Finance from the Ministry of Transports as Minister of Transportation
Anca Boagiu, member of the Democratic Party of Romania, refused to
coordinate it any longer as she refused to be implied in any activity
linked to the programmes of the World Bank and the European Union......if
there are any delays in the implementation of the programmes they are
linked to tension inside the present coalition and are the result of the
habit to avoid responsibilities, a domain in which the Democratic Party
members are champions."
[04] Visit of the United States Ambassador to counties of Romania
United States Ambassador to Romania James Rosapepe was the guest of
counties Maramures and Satu Mare in the northern part of the country. The
visit is part of the ECOLINX programme and are aimed at attracting United
States investors in that part of Romania in order to start action of making
the environment clean and safe.
[05] Ambassador of Great Britain to Bucharest, Richard Ralf, ended his
visit to the Jiu Valley
The Ambassador ended his visit to the Jiu Valley saying that Great Britain
would support the local community by a programme meant to ease economic and
material difficulties in the area after the closing down of mines. The
programme is coordinated by the Department of International Development of
the British Cabinet. Already at the disposal of investors is a sum equl to
2.75 million USD to cover costs for hiring dismissed miners.
[06] Debt of Romania to Sweden discussed by the Cabinet of Romania
State Minister Mircea Ciumara has met at Victoria Palace with members of
the Foreign Ministry, the Finance Ministry and the Justice Ministry to
discuss the debt which Romania has toward the Swedish state. Negociations
will be proposed in the letter as Sweden is asking as part of the debt
which Romania owes it some companies which were nationalized in the
interval 1948 - 1950 and renewal of licenses agreed upon with that country
which were terminated in the afore mentioned interval as well, plus some
assets which are part of the Romanian vault treasure.
[07] Patriarch of Romania His Beatitude Teoctist is Doctor Honoris Causa of
the Lubin Catholic University of Poland
During his visit to Poland His Beatitude Teoctist was granted the title of
Doctor Honoris Causa of the Polish Catholic University of the town of
Lublin. During the LAUDATIO under the title UNITY OF THE CHURCH IS NOT A
UTOPIA professor Vaclav Hrnievici stressed the activity of 71 years of the
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Teoctist in the service of the
Church and of the people; a special chapter was devoted to the visit which
Pope John Paul II made to Romania earlier this year for the rapprochement
between the Churches of the East and the West. It is in this chapter that
we find the sentence according to which Romania might become, as a result
of its position at Eastern and Western crossroads, a linking bridge between
the two religious communities.
[08] CALENDAR
The European Commission releases in Brussels the report of assessment of
the candidates including Romania referring to adherence to the European
Union. On this occasion the Delegation of the European Commission invites
all those interestered to watch EUROPE BY SATELLITE with the debates of the
European Parliament.
Romanian delegation led by Eugen Dijmarescu, secretary of state with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs attends the 107 - th session of the Ministers
Committee of the Council of Europe.
All units of Romanian gendarmerie and military police are celebrating today
their patrons who are Saint Archangels Michael and Gabriel plus the
consecration of the church of the Bucharest main unit of gendarmes.
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