| THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE SITUATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 28/04/2009 |
| (2009-04-28) |
| Last updated: 2009-04-29 14:10 EET |
A European Parliament delegation who went to Chisinau on a fact-finding trip has already received information confirming the abusive treatment of the young protesters detained by the authorities. According to the Romanian euro MP Marian Jean Marinescu, a member of this European Parliament delegation, the Moldovan investigators violated human rights by resorting to beatings and torture and denying access to legal defense for those arrested to a defender. Around 300 young people are believed to have suffered such serious violations of human rights. The crisis in Chisinau is being analysed by the European Union as the Union is preparing to launch the Eastern Partnership, an instrument of collaboration by which the EU’s east European partners will be supported in their reform efforts, consolidation of state institutions and implementation of European standards.
The Romanian foreign minister Cristian Diaconescu says, however, that the Republic of Moldova’s participation in this Partnership and the continuation of its talks with the Union depend on the observance of community values. For the time being, the actions of the communist power in Chisinau show the opposite. For its part, despite being the favourite target for Voronin’s hostility, Bucharest has responded with moderation. Minister Diaconescu has given assurances that Romania has no plans to ask of the European Union to suspend accession talks with Chisnau:
“I would like to make one thing clear, namely that Romania will not call for the suspension of talks between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. It would be unforgivable to confuse the actions of a government with the natural European aspirations of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. We will call, however, for the progress evaluation, in the run up to a new agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova to be closely linked to compliance with the community acquis, norms and principles.”
Bucharest said it would not respond to diplomatic harassment from Chisinau, which has declared one Romanian ambassador persona non-grata, and has rejected the person appointed to take his place without an explanation, while saying it is waiting for normalisation of bilateral ties with Romania.
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