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RADOR: News from Romania, 98-08-10
August 10, 1998
CONTENTS
[01] An information of home affairs minister for the head of state
[02] Daniel Daianu maintains his position concerning contract Bell
Helicopters
[03] Costinesti: "Days of Romania's Alternative"
[04] In future week programme: Romanian-Hungarian official meetings
[05] Experts say works at the Cernavoda 2nd reactor should continue
[06] Support for farmers
[01] An information of home affairs minister for the head of state
Home Affairs Minister Gavril Dejeu has informed Prtesident Emil
Constantinescu about results of statement of affairs drawn up by General
Inspectorate of Police for the first semester of this year - a statement of
Romania Presidency Press Office informs. At the same time Gavril Dejeu has
specified ministry which he leads has finished off draft law concerning
policeman's statute law which is to be immediately submitted to government
and it is also to finish off till August 25 draft law concerning organizing
and functioning of Romania Police. President Emil Constantinescu has
insisted upon necessity of strengthening actions against organized
criminality inclusively by consolidating directions of penal investigations
and by assuring necessar number of specialists in the field of economic-
financial investigations. RADOR, August 10
[02] Daniel Daianu maintains his position concerning contract Bell
Helicopters
Minister of Finance Daniel Daianu maintains his position concerning
contract Bell Helicopters-IAR Ghimbav and specifies unfavourable
notification about this project was given after a serious analyse which
took into account present circumstances of Romanian economy, its possible
developments and dinamic of international context - a statement of Ministry
of Finance informs. This ministry is preoccupied by stage of public finance
and national economy preoccupation which tries to combine immediate claims
with those of outlook. Ministry of Finance does not make politics of
country's defence but greets any initiative connected with military
security of Romania - statement specifies. Consequently minister of finance
invites all agents responsible of governing this country to a civilized
dialogue, professionalism and using all possibilities of harmonizing
positions involved in serving public. RADOR, August 10
[03] Costinesti: "Days of Romania's Alternative"
On Sunday at Costinesti were ended "Days of Romania's Alternative" a
national programme addressed to young members of this politic group.
Debates were finished off with a meeting of Club of Right where it was
established members of parliament who have signed Manifesto of Romanian
Right to support a series of legislative proposals. Leader of Party of
Romania's Alternative (PAR) Varujan Vosganian specified there were built up
clubs of right in more counties from the country they gathering numerous
businessmen. "Days of Romania's Alternative" from Costinesti have also
included debates concerning PAR programme of regional development and
legislation in this field. RADOR, August 10
[04] In future week programme: Romanian-Hungarian official meetings
Hungarian Defence Minister Janos Szabo will pay on Monday a working visit
to Romania during which he will meet his counterpart Victor Babiuc. Meeting
will take place at Oradea and it will mark the first contact between the
two defence ministers since Hungarian minister was appointed. There will be
discussed problems connected with bilateral co-operation in military field.
Hungarian official sources inform during August 13-14 will be developed
Romanian-Hungarian talks at Bucharest between experts from Ministries of
Agriculture and Food Industry from Romania and Ministry of Agriculture and
Country Development of Hungary aiming bringing back to a normal state of co-
operation between the two countries according to agreements signed in
CEFTA. During last week these co-operation relations were in a crisis
caused by export of Hungarian wheat in countries arround Hungary - Romania,
Poland, Croatia, Slovakia - at smaller prices than in the respective
countries. Romania has proposed some steps of protection for native
producers steps which were not applied yet. RADOR, August 10
[05] Experts say works at the Cernavoda 2nd reactor should continue
Romanian nuclear experts backed continuing works at the 2nd reactor of the
Cernavoda nuclear plant. They stressed that cancelling these works could
take to costs and losses greater than the investments until now in the
infrastructure of the units no. 2, 3, 4 and 5. Finalizing the 2nd unit
along with drawing up a coherent 25 year nuclear strategy would reduce
Romania's dependency on conventional fuel imports and it would also prevent
an energy crisis in the region as the country could start exporting energy.
The Constanta democrat senator Viorel Pana spoke at the Romanian Union for
Nuclear Industry press conference at the Constanta shipping and commodity
market; he said he would back granting governmental guarantees for the 100
bil. dollar credit aimed to be used for paying the RENEL debts. RADOR,
August 10
[06] Support for farmers
The Romanian Food and Agriculture Ministry ordered the public utility for
land improvement to irrigate for free the land of the state and private
farming producers. This was said on Sunday by the State Secretary in he
Agriculture Ministry Adrian Dobrescu said that all farmers able to save
their crops from the droughts could ask this public utility to irrigate
their land as they would be able to pay only after the harvest. Mr Dobrescu
also said that in a week time the Ministry would set up a draft bill aimed
to grant 150 bil. lei to the farmers whose lands suffered damages. The fund
could increase provided that the Finance Ministry agrees. RADOR, August
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