September 8, 2006

BUCHAREST – Reflecting the agency’s on-going commitment to Romania, USTDA awarded one grant today that will be used to fund the establishment of a plan for the sustainable redevelopment of mining zones in Gorj County.

The grant builds on the agency’s long and productive support for priority projects in Romania. Since 2001, USTDA has provided more than $12 million to advance projects in the energy and power, services, water and the environment, transportation, telecommunications, mining and natural resources, and agribusiness sectors. In 2003, Romania was recognized as the agency’s Country of the Year as a result of its diverse and successful relationship with USTDA, as well as the country’s impressive economic performance.

A signing ceremony to confer the grant was held at the America Center at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest. U.S. Ambassador to Romania Nicholas Taubman signed the agreement on behalf of U.S. government. US Embassy Commercial Attaché Cindy Biggs signed as a witness to the grant agreement.

Mr. Marcel Hoara, General Director of the National Agency for the Redevelopment of Mining Zones (ANDZM) within the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, signed the first grant agreement on behalf of the Romanian Government. Cosmin Mihai Popescu, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, signed as a witness to the grant agreement.

The $470,982 grant responds to the economic redevelopment needs of Gorj County, which was severely impacted by the recent closure of mines, and its need for environmental remediation. The grant will be used to establish a master plan of mining redevelopment projects for ANDZM to use in fostering and implementing a sustainable program to infuse economic resources into the region. The study will identify and prioritize a series of potential ecological reconstruction and infrastructure projects whose development would contribute to the sustainable redevelopment of the county. ANDZM has selected Applied Ecological Services, Inc. of Brodhead, Wisconsin, as the contractor for this USTDA-funded study.

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8 Septembrie 2006

Ca exemplu al angajamentului continuu asumat fata de Romania, USTDA a acordat astazi un imprumut nerambursabil folosit pentru a finanta elaborarea unui plan pentru dezvoltarea durabila a zonelor miniere din judetul Gorj.

Imprumutul nerambursabil se inscrie in programul indelungat si productiv de sprijinire a proiectelor prioritare din Romania. Din 2001, USTDA a oferit peste 12 milioane USD pentru a avansa proiecte in domenii precum energie si electricitate, servicii, apa si mediu inconjurator, transporturi, telecomunicatii, minerit, resurse naturale si sectorul agricol. In 2003, Romania a fost recunoscuta de catre Agentie drept Statul Anului, ca urmare a relatiei diversificate si de succes pe care Romania o are cu USTDA, precum si a realizarilor sale economice impresionante.

Centrul Cultural American din cadrul Ambasadei Statelor Unite la Bucuresti a gazduit ceremonia de semnare a acordului de imprumut, semnat de Ambasadorul Statelor Unite, Nicholas Taubman, in numele Guvernului American si de catre Atasatul Comercial al Ambasadei SUA, Cindy Biggs, in calitate de martor.

Marcel Hoara, Director General al Agentiei Nationale pentru Dezvoltarea Zonelor Miniere (ANDZM) din cadrul Ministerului Economiei si Comertului, a semnat acordul de imprumut in numele Guvernului Romaniei, martor fiind Cosmin Mihai Popescu, Secretar de Stat in Ministerul Economiei si Comertului.

Imprumutul nerambursabil in valoare de 470.982 USD vine in intampinarea nevoilor de dezvoltare economica si remediere a mediului inconjurator din judetul Gorj. Imprumutul nerambursabil va fi folosit pentru a stabili un plan de proiecte de dezvoltare a minelor pentru a putea fi utilizate de catre ANDZM pentru sustinerea si implementarea unui program durabil de infuzie de resurse economice in regiune. Studiul va identifica si va da prioritate unei serii de proiecte de infrastructura si reconstructie ecologica, a caror dezvoltare va contribui la dezvoltarea durabila a judetului. ANDZM a selectat compania Applied Ecological Services, Inc. din Brodhead, Wisconsin, in calitate de contractor pentru acest studio finantat de USTDA.

Pentru informatii suplimentare referitoare la activitatea USTDA, puteti consulta pagina de internet http://www.USTDA.gov.

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