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ǾȍȕȚȘȈȓȤȕȈȧ ǨȏȐȧ ȧȊȓȧȍȚșȧ ȖȌȕȐȔ Ȑȏ ȘȍȋȐȖȕȖȊ Ȋ ȕȈȐȉȖȓȤȠȍȑ șȚȍȗȍȕȐ   
șȚȘȈȌȈȦȡȍȑ ȖȚ ȗȖșȓȍȌșȚȊȐȑ ȐȏȔȍȕȍȕȐȧ ȒȓȐȔȈȚȈ ȕȈ ȗȘȐȘȖȌț Ȑ ȥȒȖȕȖȔȐȒț. 
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ȐȕȚȍȘȊȍȕȞȐȐ  ȊǾȍȕȚȘȈȓȤȕȖȑȐǯȈȗȈȌȕȖȑǨȏȐȐ" ȖȗȐșȣȊȈȍȚȐșșȓȍȌȖȊȈȕȐȍ, Ȋ  
ȒȖȚȖȘȖȔ ȘȈȏȘȈȉȖȚȈȕȣ ȔȖȌȍȓȐ ȗȖ ȊȖȏȌȍȑșȚȊȐȦ ȐȏȔȍȕȍȕȐȧ ȒȓȐȔȈȚȈ ȕȈ  
ȊȖȌȕȣȍȘȍșțȘșȣȐșȚȐȝȐȑȕȣȍ  ȉȍȌșȚȊȐȧȊȉȈșșȍȑȕȍǨȘȈȓȤșȒȖȋȖȔȖȘȧ. 
DzȓȐȔȈȚ ȗȘȖȠȓȖȋȖ ȉȣȓ ȊȖșșȚȈȕȖȊȓȍȕș ȐșȗȖȓȤȏȖȊȈȕȐȍȔ ȌȈȕȕȣȝ Ȑȏ  
ȋȓȖȉȈȓȤȕȖȑ ȉȈȏȣ ȌȈȕȕȣȝ ȒȓȐȔȈȚȈ, șȖșȚȈȊȓȍȕ  ș ȐșȗȖȓȤȏȖȊȈȕȐȍȔ ȗȖȓȍȊȣȝ 
ȌȈȕȣȝ Ȑ șȗțȚȕȐȒȖȊȣȝ ȕȈȉȓȦȌȍȕȐȑ. ǵȍșȒȖȓȤȒȖ ȔȍȎȌțȕȈȘȖȌȕȣȝ ȗȘȖȋȕȖȏȖȊ 
ȐȏȔȍȕȍȕȐȧ ȒȓȐȔȈȚȈ ȉȣȓȐ ȐșȗȖȓȤȏȖȊȈȕȣ Ȍȓȧ ȔȖȌȍȓȐȘȖȊȈȕȐȧ ȐȏȔȍȕȍȕȐȑ  
ȚȍȔȗȍȘȈȚțȘȣ, ȖșȈȌȒȖȊ, ȓȍȌȕȐȒȖȊ, șȕȍȎȕȖȋȖ ȗȖȒȘȖȊȈ Ȑ Șȍȟȕȣȝ șȉȘȖșȖȊ Ȋ 
ȉțȌțȡȍȔȌȖ 2050 ȋȖȌȈ. ǴȖȌȍȓȐȘȖȊȈȕȐȍȉțȌțȡȍȋȖȋȐȌȘȖȓȖȋȐȐȘȍȒȗȖȔȖȋȈȍȚ 
ȗȓȈȕȐȘȖȊȈȚȤțȗȘȈȊȓȍȕȐȍȊȖȌȕȣȔȐȘȍșțȘșȈȔȐȗȘȐ   ȘȈșșȔȖȚȘȍȕȐȐșȍȓȤșȒȖȋȖ 
ȝȖȏȧȑșȚȊȈ, ȋȐȌȘȖȥȕȍȘȋȍȚȐȒȐ, ȖȒȘțȎȈȦȡȍȑ șȘȍȌȣ Ȑ ȋȖȘȖȌșȒȐȝ  
ȒȖȔȔțȕȈȓȤȕȣȝțșȓțȋ. 
 
ǻȗȘȈȊȓȍȕȐȍȊȖȌȕȣȔȐȘȍșțȘșȈȔȐȊȘȍȋȐȖȕȍǾȍȕȚȘȈȓȤȕȖȑǨȏȐȐșȚȈȓȒȐȊȈȍȚșȧ  
ș ȉȖȓȤȠȐȔȐ ȗȘȖȉȓȍȔȈȔȐ . ǫȐȌȘȖȓȖȋȐȟȍșȒȐȍ ȘȍȎȐȔȣ ȌȊțȝ ȖșȕȖȊȕȣȝ ȘȍȒ  
ȘȍȋȐȖȕȈ, ǹȣȘǬȈȘȤȧ Ȑ ǨȔțǬȈȘȤȧ , ȧȊȓȧȦȚșȧ șȓȖȎȕȣȔȐ Ȑ țȧȏȊȐȔȣȔȐ Ȓ  
ȐȏȔȍȕȍȕȐȦ ȒȓȐȔȈȚȈ. ǰșȗȖȓȤȏȖȊȈȕȐȍ ȊȖȌȖȏȈȉȖȘȖȊ   șȍȓȤșȒȖȝȖȏȧȑșȚȊȍȕȕȣȝ, 
ȗȘȖȔȣȠȓȍȕȕȣȝ Ȑ ȉȣȚȖȊȣȝ ȗȖȚȘȍȉȐȚȍȓȍȑ  șȖȒȘȈȚȐȓȖșȤ, ȗȖȚȖȒȐ Ȋ ȘȈȑȖȕȣ 
ȕȐȎȍ ȗȖ ȚȍȟȍȕȐȦ țȔȍȕȤȠȐȓȐșȤ ,  ȘȍȏțȓȤȚȈȚȖȔ ȧȊȐȓșȧ ȚȧȎȍȓȣȑ  
ȥȒȖȓȖȋȐȟȍșȒȐȑ țȡȍȘȉ . ǨȌȔȐȕȐșȚȘȈȚȐȊȕȖȐȕșȚȐȚțȞȐȖȕȈȓȤȕȈȧ șȐșȚȍȔȈ  
țȗȘȈȊȓȍȕȐȧ ȜȘȈȋȔȍȕȚȐȘȖȊȈȕȈ ȒȖȕȚȘȖȓȍȔ ȠȍșȚȤȦ ȕȍȏȈȊȐșȐȔȣȔȐ șȚȘȈȕȈȔȐ,  
ȟȈșȚȖșȗȘȖȚȐȊȖȘȍȟȈȡȐȔȐȞȍȓȧȔȐ. 
 
ǼȖȘȔȐȘȖȊȈȕȐȍ șȚȖȒȈ ȕȈ ȖȉȍȐȝ ȘȍȒȈȝ - ǹȣȘǬȈȘȤȧ Ȑ ǨȔțǬȈȘȤȧ - ȐȌȨȚ Ȋ 
ȖșȕȖȊȕȖȔȏȈșȟȍȚȚȈȧȕȐȧ  șȕȍȋȖȊȐȓȍȌȕȐȒȖȊ. ǪȓȐȧȕȐȍȗȖȚȍȗȓȍȕȐȧȒȓȐȔȈȚȈ 
ȕȈ ȥȚȐ ȒȓȦȟȍȊȣȍ ȋȐȌȘȖȓȖȋȐȟȍșȒȐȍ ȗȘȖȞȍșșȣ ȕȍ ȌȖșȚȈȚȖȟȕȖ ȗȖȕȧȚȕȣ Ȑ  
ȗȖȥȚȖȔț ȗȘȖȊȖȌȧȚșȧ ȓȐȠȤ ȜȘȈȋȔȍȕȚȈȘȕȖȍ șȔȧȋȟȍȕȐȍ Ȑ ȈȌȈȗȚȈȞȐȧ . Ǫ ȚȖ 
ȊȘȍȔȧ ȒȈȒ ȐȏȔȍȕȍȕȐȧ  țȘȖȊȕȍȑ  ȖșȈȌȒȖȊ ȚȘțȌȕȖ ȗȘȍȌșȒȈȏȈȚȤ  Ȋ ȉțȌțȡȍȔ, 
ȍșȚȤ ȚȊȍȘȌȖȍ ȔȕȍȕȐȍ, ȟȚȖ șȘȍȌȕȧȧȋȓȖȉȈȓȤȕȈȧ ȚȍȔȗȍȘȈȚțȘȈ ȗȖȊȣȠȈȍȚșȧ. Ǫ 
ȘȍȏțȓȤȚȈȚȍ, ȉȖȓȤȠȍȖșȈȌȒȖȊ ȉțȌȍȚ ȊȣȗȈȌȈȚȤ ȊȊȐȌȍ ȌȖȎȌȍȑȊ ȊȍȘȝȖȊȤȧȝ Ȑ 
ȖȉȢȍȔ ȓȤȌȈ Ȋ ȋȖȘȈȝ ǺȧȕȤȀȈȕȧ Ȑ ǷȈȔȐȘȈ , șȒȖȘȍȍ ȊșȍȋȖ , șȖȒȘȈȚȧȚșȧ. 
Ƿ ȍ Ș Ȋ ȣ ȑ Ȑ ȏ ȕ Ȉ ȏ Ȋ Ȉ ȕ ȕ ȣ ȝ ȗ Ȗ Ȋ ȓ Ȑ ȧ ȍ Ț ȕ Ȉ ș ȍ ȏ Ȗ ȕ ȕ Ȗ ș Ț Ȥ ș Ț Ȗ Ȓ Ȉ, Ȋ Ț Ȗ Ȋ Ș ȍ Ȕ ȧ Ȓ Ȉ Ȓ, 
ȗȖșȓȍȌȕȐȑ, ȗȖ ȒȘȈȑȕȍȑ ȔȍȘȍ , ȊȘȍȔȍȕȕȖ țȊȍȓȐȟȐȚ șȘȍȌȕȍȋȖȌȖȊȖȑ șȚȖȒ . 
DzȘȖȔȍ ȚȖȋȖ , ȐȏȔȍȕȍȕȐȍ Ȋ ȖșȈȌȒȈȝ ȔȖȎȍȚ șȖȏȌȈȚȤ ȌȖȗȖȓȕȐȚȍȓȤȕȣȍ  
ȗȘȖȉȓȍȔȣ. ǷȖșȓȍȌșȚȊȐȧ ȍȡȍ ȕȍ ȉȣȓȐ șȚȘȈȚȍȋȐȟȍșȒȐ ȌȖșȚȈȚȖȟȕȖ  
ȖȗȘȍȌȍȓȍȕȣ ȒȖȓȐȟȍșȚȊȍȕȕȖ, Ȑ șȚȘȈȚȍȋȐȐ ȈȌȈȗȚȈȞȐȧ Ȑ șȔȧȋȟȍȕȐȧ ȕȍ ȐȔȍȓȐ 
ȔȍșȚȈ. 
 
DzȖȕȍȟȕȖȑȞȍȓȤȦȗȘȖȍȒȚȈȧȊȓȧȍȚșȧșȖȌȍȑșȚȊȐȍșȚȘȈȕȈȔǾȍȕȚȘȈȓȤȕȖȑǨȏȐȐȊ 
ȗȖȌȋȖȚȖȊȒȍ ȕȈȞȐȖȕȈȓȤȕȣȝ șȚȘȈȚȍȋȐȑ, ȗȖȓȐȚȐȒȐ Ȑ ȐȕȊȍșȚȐȞȐȖȕȕȣȝ ȗȓȈȕȖȊ 
ȗȖ țșȚȖȑȟȐȊȖșȚȐ Ȓ ȐȏȔȍȕȍȕȐȦ ȒȓȐȔȈȚȈ Ȑ ȈȌȈȗȚȈȞȐȐ . ǵȍȉȓȈȋȖȗȘȐȧȚȕȖȍ 
ȘȈȏȊȐȚȐȍ șȖȉȣȚȐȑ Ȋ ȥȚȖȔ ȋȍȖȗȖȓȐȚȐȟȍșȒȖȔ ȊȈȎȕȖȔ Ȑ ȝȘțȗȒȖȔ ȘȍȋȐȖȕȍ , 
ȚȘȍȉțȦȚ șȘȖȟȕȖȋȖ ȊȕȐȔȈȕȐȧ ȔȍȎȌțȕȈȘȖȌȕȖȋȖ șȖȖȉȡȍșȚȊȈ . 
ǴȍȎȌȐșȞȐȗȓȐȕȈȘȕȣȍ ȐșșȓȍȌȖȊȈȕȐȧ ȔȖȋțȚ ȖȒȈȏȈȚȤ șȍȘȤȨȏȕțȦ ȗȖȔȖȡȤ Ȋ   
ȗȘȐȕȧȚȐȐ ȘȍȠȍȕȐȧ Ȋ ȘȍȋȐȖȕȍ Ȍȓȧ ȓțȟȠȍȋȖ țȗȘȈȊȓȍȕȐȧ ȘȐșȒȖȔ Ȑ ȘȍȠȍȕȐȐ