Officials of all ranks – parliamentarians, ministers, ambassadors, district presidents, municipal councilors, rectors, etc. – have congratulated Vladimir Voronin, the Moldovan president in office, on Monday, May 25, on the occasion of his 68th anniversary. The officials queued patiently with flowers and many other gifts in before the state Residence, guarded by policemen from all parts, Info-Prim Neo reports. General prosecutor Valeriu Gurbulea says he wished the state’s head success in his work and personal life, tenacity and the self-will he has always had. Many Chisinau councilors wished him happy birthday. Among them: Svetlana Popa, Reghina Apostolova (PCRM), Alexandru Corduneanu (PPCD), Valeri Climenco (Ravnopravie), Oleg Oniscenco (Casa Noastra Moldova), etc. “The main gift of the president is the stability in Moldova,” municipal councilor Alexandru Roman stated, when asked what gift he had given Voronin. Former president of the Chisinau Council Eduard Musuc said he offered the state’s head a bottle of good cognac, made in Moldova. “I brought Vladimir Voronin 25 roses and I wished him feel as young as a 25-year-old man,” Grigorie Polcinschi, the head of Dubasari district, said. University rectors also came to congratulate the president, each of them having red roses. “We wish Moldovan president Vladimir Voronin to ensure the stability and well-being of the country, to make good and efficient laws,” rector of the Technical University of Moldova Ion Bostan stated. The leadership of Teleradio-Moldova also wished Vladimir Voronin “Happy birthday.” “We have come to wish the president health, much success, and we bring flowers and our respect as a gift,” Valentin Todercan, the president of the public broadcasting institution, said. “I brought the president flowers from my own garden, wishes of health, happiness, as well as books we are sure he loves,” president of the Russian community from Moldova Ludmila Laschonova said. People who wish to congratulate the president keep on gathering at the state Residence. Vladimir Voronin was born on May 25, 1941 in Corjova village, Dubasari district. He is married, he has a daughter and a son. He was elected as a president on April 4, 2001.