Vladimir Voronin: Nine persons from Serbia and Romanian security agents led riots in Chisinau

Nine persons from Serbia and agents of the Romanian security services headed up the April 7 violent protests in Chisinau, Moldova’s President and the leader of the Communist Party Vladimir Voronin told the Spanish publication El Pais in an interview, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting Mediafax. According to Vladimir Voronin, those that organized the riots in Chisinau were not interested in the results of the April 5 legislative elections and the possible vote rigging, but only wanted to profit from the moment to stage ‘a colored revolution’. “It was the same scenario as in Belgrade, Tbilisi, Bishkek and Kiev. Here, at the entrance, I photographed a Yugoslavian with documents of a north-American institution. On April 7, there were nine Serbians that directed the events and agents of the Romanian security services,” Voronin said. “We filmed everything and can identify the faces of all the beasts that attacked the police. We will arrest and try them. It was a theft (...). The police found furniture stolen from the Parliament in 18 apartments,” he said. The head of state accused the teachers in universities and secondary schools of playing a destructive role, especially in Chisinau, as they formed “continuators of (Ion) Antonescu”. He also said that Romania cannot give up its expansionist plans and does not understand that it is in the European Union and has to observe certain rules. So, it refuses to sign the Border Treaty. Romania’s integration into the European Union complicated the things for the Moldovan people that want to travel through Europe, as the Romanians do, Voronin said. “I told the European Commission that when Romania joins the EU they should cancel the visas for the Moldovan citizens. No one would have applied for Romanian passport then. The people need this passport to travel. But they are stubborn in the EU.” The President also said that he raised this topic for numerous times at meetings with European officials and will continue to insist on this. “We want to go to Europe via Brussels, not Bucharest,” he stressed. Asked why Chisinau demands that Brussels should treat the democratic values as more important than the solidarity with Romania, Voronin answered: “We do not expect good things in the near future. Romania is not aware that it is in the EU and has to observe certain rules. It cannot give up its expansionist wishes and continues to refuse to sign the Border Treaty and the treaty regarding the interstate relations with Moldova.” Speaking about the Moldova authorities’ pro-European policy, Voronin said that the largest part of the population is in favor of European integration and only 2-3% are against, urged by the political parties. “They tell them that the Communists are not able to integrate into Europe, observe the democratic norms and ensure the freedom of information,” he said. Thousands of people took to the streets in Chisinau to protest against the election outcome. But the protests degenerated into riots and the buildings of the Presidential Office and the Parliament were devastated.