Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Nina Shtanski sent welcoming address to the Head of foreign political office of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on the occasion of the national holiday – the National Flag Day of the Russian Federation. The welcoming address, in particular, reads:
Over 20 years Russia has been living and developing in the shadows of a white-blue-red banner. A restored tricolor flag symbolizes the return to the origins of Russian statehood. This symbol will always be connected with reforms of Peter I, Catherine the Great and Alexander II. Under this banner Russia won the Battle of Poltava and the Patriotic War of 1812. For many European nations this flag became a symbol of liberation, evidence of justice and nobility of Russian foreign policy.
Today Russian tricolor is a symbol of a new stage in country's development. Russian people associate it with the epoch of democratic transformations, with modernization of various spheres of social life and continuous progress on the way of building legal democratic state.
Pridnestrovie with inspiration observes integration processes in the CIS area. We are confident that in the framework of Eurasian unifications Russia's authority as a world power will consistently grow stronger. Pridnestrovie has firmly bound its future with the Russian Federation, therefore Russian flag is highly appreciated and honored on our land. For all of us it is a symbol of peace and hope, brotherly help and spiritual support.
Several years ago Yevgeny Shevchuk forwarded initiative to establish Russian tricolor as additional state symbol along with the national flag of Pridnestrovie. Two centuries ago as well as today this banner ensures stability and free development on the Pridnestrovian soil. We are sure that this initiative is still topical. We hope that Russian white-blue-red banner will be soon waving over administration buildings in Pridnestrovie next to the Pridnestrovian national flag.
