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RADOR: News from Romania, 00-02-17
February 17, 2000
CONTENTS
[01] PNTCD, PNL, UFD, ALIANTA CIVICA adopt common strategy for elections
[02] Statement of the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies Ion Diaconescu
about his official visit to Bulgaria
[03] Press Conference of the Romanian foreign minister devoted to the start
of negociations for Romania's accession to the European Union
[04] Communique of the Ministry of Health
[01] PNTCD, PNL, UFD, ALIANTA CIVICA adopt common strategy for elections
At the elections this year the Christian Democratic National Peasants Party,
the National Liberal party, the Union of Right Wing Forces and the Civil
Alliance ( PNTCD,PNL,UFD,ALIANTA CIVICA ) will adopt common strategy to
counter offensive of the left wing toward power. Ana Blandiana said the
Civil Alliance does not contemplate return to the Romanian Democratic
Convention as they do not wish to be held reponsible for the unkept
promises of the incumbent power made before winning elections in 1996.
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[02] Statement of the Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies Ion Diaconescu
about his official visit to Bulgaria
Mr. Diaconescu said the official visit he made to Bulgaria at the
invitation of the Chairman of the Bulgarian National Assembly is of
historic importance as it coincided with the participation of the foreign
ministers of Romania and Bulgaria in Brussels at the ceremony of the start
of negociations for accession to the European Union. Mr. Diaconescu said
the hosts and the guests alike exhibited attitude of collaboration which is
constructive and is a positive signal for the building of an area of
stability and work-together in South Eastern Europe. RADOR
[03] Press Conference of the Romanian foreign minister devoted to the start
of negociations for Romania's accession to the European Union
State Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister Petre Roman had a press conference
on Wednesday devoted to the start in Brussels of the negociations for
Romania's accession to the European Union. Mr. Roman said it was a historic
moment adding that our country has prepared a strategy of development to
allow its accession to the European Union on 1 January 2007. The press
conference was also attended by the ambassadors of Portugal and France to
Bucharest as well as by the Head of the European Commission Delegation to
Romania, Fokion Fotiadis. The ambassador of Portugal, a country which is
the acting chairman of the European Union underlined that the negociations
process is the same for all countries, and each country, according to
development and conditions, having different evolution towards integration,
will have a different moment of accession to the European Union. In his
turn the ambassador of France hailed the events of Brussels assuring
Bucharest of the entire support of the French Government in the process of
negociations. The Head of the European Commission Delegation to Bucharest
said the deadline set up by Romania for its accession to the European Union
is both a challenge and a pledge which will demonstrate the possibility of
achieving reforms in Romania. The European Commission will grant Romania
all necessary assistence during this new stage. RADOR
[04] Communique of the Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health mentions in a communique that maximum concentration
of cianide was not above limits admitted in the river Danube in the sectors
which supply drinking water to various areas of Romania. The population is
informed all the time about the measures which must be adopted in case
there is any risk of the contamination of drinking water.
At the same time the Ministry of Health cooperates with the Ministry of
Waters, Forestry and Environmental Protection in the monitoring of the
river water. The communique is signed by the Director General of the
Department of Public Health, Mircea Ioan Popa. RADOR
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