Having returned to Moldova for good in 1998, he was appointed general director of the Department of Privatization and State Property Administration from the Ministry of Economy and Reform of the Government of the Republic of Moldova (1998-1999).
Pada tahun 1998, dia kembali ke Moldova dan diangkat menjadi direktur umum Departemen Administrasi Properti Negara Privatisasi dan Departemen Ekonomi dan Reformasi Pemerintahan Republik Moldova (1998-1999 ).