Representatives of Pridnestrovie and Moldova on political issues Vitaly Ignatiev and Gheorghe Balan will meet for the first time in five months at the initiative of the Pridnestrovian side at the OSCE office in Kishinev on March 3, 2016.
Presentation of the publication “Instruments to put pressure on Pridnestrovie in Moldovan-Pridnestrovian settlement: a politically motivated prosecution of Pridnestrovian citizens by Moldova” was held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pridnestrovie.
President of Pridnestrovie Yevgeny Shevchuk received Head of the EU Delegation in Moldova Pirkka Tapiola. The meeting was also attended by Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev. The meeting exchanged views on a number of topical issues of bilateral cooperation. The sides expanded on matters related to the negotiation process.
The meeting of Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with Head of the European Union Delegation in Moldova Pirkka Tapiola was held at the MFA of the PMR.
The meeting discussed a wide range of topical issues of bilateral interaction of Pridnestrovie with the European Union, including in trade and economic sphere, but also in the context of a number of social and humanitarian projects implemented in Pridnestrovie through international organizations with the assistance of the EU.
The meeting of Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with Head of the UNICEF Representative Office in Moldova Nune Mangasaryan was held at the PMR Foreign Ministry. Taking part in the meeting was Chairperson of the Coordination Council for Technical Assistance Galina Sandutsa and UNICEF Deputy Representative Margarita Tileva.
Today, the PMR MFA held a meeting of Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with the UN delegation consisting of member of the UN Department of Political Affairs Kristin Jenssen, Advisor to the UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Belarus Victor Munteanu.
During the meeting the sides exchanged views on bilateral cooperation of Pridnestrovie with UN agencies at the current stage, including in the framework of the implementation of joint social and humanitarian projects.
Today, Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev met with the UN delegation led by UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Representative in Moldova Dafina Gercheva. The meeting was also attended by Chairman of the Coordination Council on Technical Assistance of the PMR Galina Sandutsa.
In Moscow, in the framework of the visit to the capital of the Russian Federation the Pridnestrovian delegation consisting of First Deputy Chairman of the PMR Government Alevtina Slinchenko, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev, as well as Co-Chairman of the Joint Control Commission from Pridnestrovie, deputy of the PMR Supreme Council Oleg Belyakov had a working meeting with Assistant to Deputy Prime Minister of the RF, Special Representative of the Russian President for Pridnestrovie D.O. Rogozin Dmitry Loskutov.
On February 19, 2016 a meeting of RISS leadership with the PMR delegation, which is on a working visit to the capital of the Russian Federation was held at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies. Taking part in the meeting was Director of the Institute Leonid Reshetnikov, RISS Deputy Director Tamara Guzenkova, RISS Dniester-Prut Center Director Sergey Mokshantsev, and RISS DPC Deputy Director Vasily Kashirin.
There is a period of stagnation in the negotiation process today. Against this background Moldova and Ukraine in a coordinated manner take measures of comprehensive pressure against Pridnestrovie, said Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pridnestrovie Vitaly Ignatiev at a press conference in MIA “Russia Today”.