During a May visit to the United States, Romanian President Ion Iliescu said the ban would remain in effect until the end of 2002, as authorities needed more time to draft effective legislation.
Za vreme posete Sjedinjenim Državama u maju, rumunski predsednik Jon Ilijesku rekao je da će zabrana ostati na snazi do kraja 2002 godine, pošto je vlastima potrebno više vremena da donesu efikasan zakon.