From: msirbu@next5.cs.umr.edu (Mihai Sirbu)
Subject: Moldova/Romania News from RFE/RL, 5 Jan 1993
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 16:02:10 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri-Rolla, Missouri's Technological University

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RFE/RL Daily Report             No. 2, 5 January 1993

Acute Water Shortage in Bucharest. The Romanian capital has
reportedly been short of water since 24 December because of thick
ice on the Arges River, its main source. Ice has blocked the
city's water-pumping system. In interviews with Radio Bucharest
and Western agencies on 4 January, Mayor Crin Halaicu described
the situation as "dramatic." He said freezing in the pipe network
has already caused considerable damage and added that
modernization of pumping stations and pipes has had to be put off
because of financial constraints. According to the Romanian TV,
only 20% of Bucharest's normal water consumption needs was covered
on 4 January. Only two hours' worth of water reserves are on hand.
Dan Ionescu, RFE/RL Inc.

Germans in Romania Get New Newspaper. Ethnic Germans in Romania
will have a new daily newspaper beginning on 5 January. The
Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung f|r Rumdnien (General German Newspaper
for Romania) replaces Neuer Weg (New Path), published in Bucharest
since 1947 and under communist control until three years ago. The
editorial staff of Neuer Weg has moved to the new daily, where the
publication will make use of modern equipment supplied by the
German Foreign Ministry. About 110,000 ethnic Germans are believed
to be living in Romania, down from nearly 360,000 in 1977. Dan
Ionescu, RFE/RL Inc.

"Dniester" President Acknowledges Russian Military Conscription.
Igor Smirnov told Rossiiskaya gazeta on 25 December 1992,
"Dniester residents are being conscripted into, and serving with,
the 14th Army" and that he regards that Russian Army as a
"compatriot army" and that its presence there has been
"legalized." Allegations of 14th Army conscription on Moldovan
territory have appeared for some months in the local media, but
Smirnov's statement is the first open acknowledgment by local
leaders and marks another step toward redefining the 14th Army as
a "home" force in order to avoid its withdrawal from Moldova.
Vladimir Socor , RFE/RL Inc.

Lebed Accuses Ukraine. Addressing a session of the "Dniester
Republic" Supreme Soviet, Lt. Gen. Aleksandr Lebed, commander of
Russia's 14th Army in Moldova, charged that "on orders from the
Kiev leadership, Ukrainian special services have made repeated
attempts to discredit the 14th Army," Basapress reported from
Tiraspol on 30 December. Lebed has previously called on Ukraine to
rejoin Russia in a single state, but this marks the first time
that Lebed publicly lashed out at Kiev. Ukraine has indicated that
it regards the 14th Army's presence on its border as a serious
security problem.  Vladimir Socor , RFE/RL Inc.

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