The German diplomat will take office in 2016 within the framework of the chairmanship of the Federal Republic of Germany to the OSCE
A meeting of Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with future Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman, Ambassador Cord Hinrich Meier-Klodt took place at the Pridnestrovian Foreign Ministry. The delegation of the German Foreign Ministry also included Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Moldova Ulrike Maria Knotz.
On December 9, 2015 during the working visit to Moscow Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev met with the leadership of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies. The meeting was attended by RISS Director Leonid Reshetnikov, Deputy Director of the Institute Tamara Guzenkova, Director of RISS Dniester-Prut Center Sergey Mokshantsev, and Deputy Director of RISS Dniester-Prut Center Vasily Kashirin.
The event was held during the visit of the Head of the Foreign Ministry of Pridnestrovie to the capital of the Russian Federation
Today in Moscow a meeting was held between Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Alexandr Radkov and Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Department of Compatriots and Public Diplomacy Vyacheslav Pugachev.
Yesterday, on December 8, 2015, Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev held a number of meetings with state officials of the Russian Federation during his working visit to Moscow.
The head of the Foreign Ministry met with Presidential Adviser on Regional Economic Integration Sergei Glazyev. The meeting was also attended by Assistant to Deputy Prime Minister of the RF, Special Representative of Russian President for Pridnestrovie D.O. Rogozin Dmitry Loskutov and Ambassador-at-Large of the MFA of Russia Sergey Gubarev.
On the instructions of the President of the PMR Deputy Foreign Minister of the PMR Dmitry Palamarchuk held a working meeting with President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the PMR Yuri Ganin at the MFA of the PMR on December 8, 2015. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the PMR Dmitry Boltrushko.
Yesterday, on December 7, 2015 during the visit to the capital of the Russian Federation Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev had a working dinner with editor in chief of the journal Russia in Global Affairs Fyodor Lukyanov.
Today, the PMR's MFA hosted a meeting with the leadership of the International Investment Center – IIC President Andrei Generalov and IIC Director Olga Generalova-Kutuzova. From the Pridnestrovian side the meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Dmitry Palamarchuk and Deputy Economic Development Minister of the PMR Dmitry Boltrushko.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Moldova Philip David Batson.
During the meeting the interlocutors discussed the problematic issues in Pridnestrovie and Moldova’s bilateral dialogue, the features of current socio-economic situation of Pridnestrovie, as well as the projects implemented by the British Embassy.
Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev held a meeting with Adviser of the Head of the Chairmanship of the Republic of Srpska in the Russian Federation Ilya Morozov. From the Pridnestrovian side the meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of the PMR Dmitry Boltrushko and Adviser of the Foreign Minister of the PMR Vera Tabak.
Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev had a meeting with the delegation of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation consisting of member of the Committee of the Federation Council of the FA of the RF for International Affairs Olga Timofeeva, member of the Committee of the Federation Council of the FA of the RF for Social Policy Viktor Abramov, and chief consultant in the Office of the Committee of the Federation Council of the FA of the RF for Foreign Affairs Mikhail Sinitsyn.
Today Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev met with the delegation of the Republic of Serbia, headed by President of the Third Serbia political party Miroslav Parovich at the Foreign Ministry of Pridnestrovie. Deputy Foreign Ministers Dmitry Palamarchuk and Igor Shornikov also took part in the meeting.
Today, International scientific-practical conference “The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and the Republic of Serbia: protection of sovereignty in the face of international turbulence” organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR and the Pridnestrovian University is being held at T.G. Shevchenko State University of Pridnestrovie.
November 23, 2015, the meeting of expert (working) groups on railway communication was held in the office of the OSCE Mission in Bendery at the Pridnestrovian side’s invitation sent in the development of the previous meeting.
During the meeting, the participants continued the discussion on the refusal of the regional railways of Ukraine to approve the movement of goods imported by Pridnestrovian economic entities to the station “Slobodka- export” provoked by numerous unilateral appeals of the State Enterprise “Railway of Moldova”.
Today, on 12 November 2015, the meeting of representatives of the veterinary services of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and the Republic of Moldova was held at the office of the OSCE Mission in Tiraspol.
During the meeting, subject specialists exchanged information on response measures taken in Pridnestrovie and Moldova in connection with the fixed outbreak of African swine fever in several regions of Ukraine.
A meeting of Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Moldova Signe Burgstaller took place in the PMR’s Foreign Ministry. On September 23, 2015 the Swedish diplomat succeeded Ms. Ingrid Tersman, and today she made her first visit to Pridnestrovie.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with a delegation of the World Bank headed by Alex Kremer. From the Pridnestrovian side the meeting was also attended by Acting Minister of Regional Development, Transport and Communications of the PMR Andrei Medvedev, Chairman of the Coordination Council on Technical Assistance of the PMR Galina Sandutsa, Deputy Minister for Economic Development of the PMR Dmitry Boltrushko, as well as specialists of relevant departments of the republic.
The PMR’s MFA hosted a meeting of Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with a delegation of Austrian diplomats which included Head of Department for Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, South Caucasus, Central Asia and Central Europe of the Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria Heidemaria Gurer, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Austria in Moldova Gerhard Reiweger and Head of the Austrian Development Agency in Moldova Gerhard Schaumberger.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with Head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the RM Traian Turcanu.
A working meeting between Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and Charge D’affaires ad Interim of Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the Republic of Moldova Neil Martin took place in the Foreign Ministry of the PMR.
The parties exchanged opinions on topical issues of the bilateral cooperation. Special attention was paid to the situation in the negotiation process and the prospects for trade and economic cooperation of Pridnestrovie with the European Union after 31 December 2015.
