Moldovan Supreme Security Council holds first meeting of 2020

Chisinau, 21 January /MOLDPRES/ - The Supreme Security Council (CSS) held its first meeting of 2020 today. The Council members discussed the action plan, which includes over 60 proposals on behalf of institutions, as well as four important up-to-date subjects – illegal migration, situation at the Chisinau International Airport, Air Moldova Company and the crime situation in the country.  

“Groups of citizens of a certain ethnic minority go to European Union member states, where they ask for political asylum. It is about several hundreds of people at the end of the last year and who represent a sensitive subject in the relations with the development partners,” President Igor Dodon said after the CSS meeting. The head of state instructed to consider the mechanisms and discover the organizers of this process, noting that the investigation bodies had opened several criminal files in this respect.  

The second subject was focused on the Chisinau International Airport and the Avia Invest Company. According to the president, there are three blocks of approaches which would allow the cancellation of the contract with Avia Invest. Among them, there were certain infringements at the signing of the document, which represented reason for closing five criminal files, inefficient contractual conditions, preferential monopoly conditions and failure to implement the investment plan.  

“Till late 2019, investments worth 160 million euros should have been made at the Airport; yet, in reality, 94 million euros was invested, of which 59 million represent the means from the taxes paid by the passengers. Sixty six million euros was not invested. The investor did not fulfill its commitments and will be notified by the Public Property Agency (APP). At the same time, we will find solutions also on the 9-euros tax, which is illegal and was preferentially assigned to this company,” Igor Dodon said. He noted that ”all ways will be identified to cancel the contract with Avia Invest and liquidate the monopoly preferences and the illegal taxes.”    

“The third subject deals with the Air Moldova air company, sold by the state on 1 October 2018. “The investor had the commitment to pay 1.2 billion lei debts and to come up with investments. We found out that, according to the investor’s reports, debts amounting to one billion lei were paid and 200 million lei remained; yet, in reality, Air Moldova’s debts are of 1.1 billion lei, or the investors has not invested its own money in the company for the time being,” the president specified. The head of state stressed that the Supreme Security Council’s decision had been to give time to the investor, which says that it plans some activities, in order to remedy the state of things. Dodon also said that decision-makers would return to this subject at a meeting, during which a decision is be taken whether the contract with Air Moldova’s investor will be cancelled or not.    

Igor Dodon warned about the high level of criminality in Moldova and the large number of serious crimes. In the context, the president backed the reform of the institute of district policeman, with a plan to this effect prepared by the cabinet at present.