"OLVIA-PRESS"

THE DMR PRESIDENT STATE COUNSELOR VICTOR SINIOV DIED IN AGE OF 67.

On September 6th 2002, one of the greatest leaders of Dniestria, the State Counselor of the President of the Dniester Moldavian Republic Victor Siniov suddenly died.

He was born on January 24^th 1935 in the city of Omsk in the Russian Federation.

In 1952, after having graduated the high school, he entered the Mining Institute named after Vakhrushev in the city of Sverdlovsk.

From 1957 till 1959, Siniov had been working as constructing engineer, junior collaborator of the institute “Uralmekhanooborudovanie” (Urals Mechanic Equipment).

From 1959 till 1964, he had been the engineer for automated equipment, the head-engineer of heat-measuring laboratory, and the deputy head of department of heating control in the Salabat heat-energy power station of Bashkirian Economic Council.

From 1964 till 1969, he had been working as master of heat-automatics and measuring department, then as the deputy head of heat-automatics and measuring department of Kuchurgan hydroelectric power station, later as liberated secretary of the party committee of the Moldavian hydroelectric power station.

In 1971, Siniov was nominated the chairman of Tiraspol city council of people’s deputies executive committee, having worked for 15 years at this post.

From 1986 till 1990, he had been the minister of housing and facilities of the Moldavian SSR, later – the General Director of the Communal system “Askom”.

In May 1992, he was nominated the head of republican department of local economy and fuel of the Dniester Moldavian Republic.

Since August 1992, he had been the deputy head of Government, minister of industry and power engineering.

Since February 1997, he had been working as the first deputy head of Government of the Dniester Moldavian Republic.

Since August 2000, he had been the special representative of the President of the Dniester Moldavian Republic for issues of making intergovernmental agreements.

In January 2002, he was nominated the State counselor of the President of the Dniester Moldavian Republic in rang of minister.

During all these years, Victor Siniov had been showing high professionalism, vigorousness, persistence, and ability to resolve the most complicated problem of society's development. The Presidential Administration and Ministers' Cabinet of the Dniester Moldavian Republic knew Victor Siniov as a principal, supportive, keen, and attentive colleague and friend.

His rich practical and living experience, talent of organizer and governor is awarded with high governmental rewards of the Soviet Union and Dniester Moldavian Republic, including as follows: the Badge of Honor and of Labor Red Banner, and a number of other rewards of our state.

In our memory Victor Siniov will stay forever as an example of selfless serving to the Motherland, of high professionalism, example of dignity and honor.

We deeply grieve because of sudden death of Victor Siniov and express the deepest condolences to his family, relatives, and close people.

The DMR President I. Smirnov.