Government names deputy ministers

Octavian Calmac was appointed Deputy Minister of Economy. He has worked for many years at the Ministry of Economy, being responsible for foreign economic relations. During many years, he had participated in the talks with the World Health Organization. By another Government decision, Natalia German, the daughter of the first President of Moldova Mircea Snegur, was named as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. The members of the Cabinet praised her for her professionalism, including while working as an ambassador. Sergiu Sainciuc became Deputy Minister of Labor, Social Protection and Family, Anatol Zolotcov – Deputy Minister of Construction and Regional Development, while Boris Gherasim – Deputy Minister of Transport and Road Infrastructure. Viorel Chetraru was named as director of the Center for Combating Corruption and Economic Crime, while Elena Beleacova – as director of the Interethnic Relations Bureau. Vasile Ursu was dismissed from the post of Deputy Minister of Construction and Territorial Development, Iurie Bucinschi – from the post of Deputy Minister of Social Protection, Family and Child, Valeriu Ostalep – from the post of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Olga Goncearov – from the post of director of the Interethnic Relations Bureau, Ion Turcanu – from the post of director of the Agency for Material Reserves, Public Procurement and Humanitarian Aid. There were recalled the Ambassador to Poland Valenin Mejinschi, the Ambassador to Turkey Sergiu Stati, the Ambassador to Austria Victor Postolachi and the Ambassador to Israel Larisa Miculet.