Valeriu Pasat
Reactions concerning the letter addressed by Mihai Ghimpu to NATO
November 19, 2010After the Interim President Mihai Ghimpu addressed a letter to NATO, on the 9th of November, concerning the necessity to retreat the Russian armed forces from Moldova, a series of declarations emerged. The national political forces acted differently...
Bessarabian metropolitan church sees Moscow standing behind Pasat's initiative
July 24, 2010The Bessarabian Metropolitanate presumes that the former defense minister Valeriu Pasat's initiative to introduce the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy as a compulsory school discipline is backed by Moscow. Metropolitanate Secretary Ioann Cosoi stated to your...
Acting president disapproves of attempt by Metropolitan See of Moldova to involve in politics
June 17, 2010Any church which involves to support a political force violates its own status, acting President Mihai Ghimpu has told MOLDPRES. Ghimpu said that it is premature for the parliament to take a decision on the subject that bothers the Metropolitan See of...
Moldovan court acquits ex-defense minister Valeriu Pasat
July 17, 2009The Court of Appeal today acquitted Moldovan ex-Defense Minister Valeriu Pasat. According to Pasat's lawyer, he was cleared of all the charges, namely, the illegal sale of several jet fighters and abuse of authority during the sale of Uragan missile...
Moldovan Court Quashes All Charges On Ex-Minister Valeriu Pasat
July 16, 2009A court in ex-Soviet Moldova has dropped the final remaining charges against a former defense minister, once accused of defrauding the treasury by selling warplanes cheaply to the United States. Valeriu Pasat was freed from detention in 2008 under an...
Moldova Must Stop Mixing Politics And Prosecutions
May 28, 2009By Louis O'Neill Whatever the outcome of the current maneuvering and machinations between the Communists and the opposition over the election of a new Moldovan president, when the dust settles the country's leaders will need urgently to find a way...
Ilie Ilascu says Valeriu Pasat could become president of Moldova
June 19, 2006Romanian senator Ilie Ilascu says he had meetings with former defense minister Valeriu Pasat during the electoral campaign of March 2005 but did not discuss with him the staging of a coup or assassination of the PPCD leader Iurie Rosca. Ilie Ilascu...
MiG-29 fighter jets and Moldovan politics: revelations of a former U.S. official
February 01, 2006By Vlad Spânu Washington, DC, Jan. 31, 2006 (Moldova.org) -- E. Wayne Merry, a former Pentagon and U.S. State Department official, speaking on Tuesday in Washington at a briefing organized by the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, revealed details...