On October 5, the Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting with Celestine Greenwood, a British lawyer who had been invited by the OSCE Mission to conduct international expertise on issues related to protecting children’s rights, including adoption, in Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social Protection and Labor, and the Ministry of Justice, who take part in meetings of expert (working) groups on social protection, humanitarian aid, and legal and documentation support for citizens.
Leonid Manakov, Head of the PMR Official Representation in the Russian Federation, addressed the participants of the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in an online format:
“There is a significant decline in the dynamics and quality of the dialogue between Pridnestrovie and the Moldovan authorities. Over the past year, the meetings of the negotiators have been unstable, and the irresponsible approach of the Moldovan side prevents the solution of acute problems and creates new ones.
Leonid Manakov, Head of the PMR Official Representation in Moscow, held a working meeting with Andrei Markelov, Advisor to the Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma.
PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev sent a congratulatory message to the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia on the occasion of Day of Victory and Independence.
Leonid Manakov, Head of the PMR Official Representation in Moscow, held a working meeting with Igor Korelsky, Advisor to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN Office in Geneva. The diplomats discussed the prospects for the Official Representation’s work at international platforms, first of all at the UN Human Rights Council.
The meeting also covered the preparing and holding of a round table on the development of practical guidelines to improve the mechanisms for implementing the rights and legitimate interests of Pridnestrovian residents in foreign countries.
PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev addressed a congratulatory message to Foreign Minister of the State of Alania Akhsar Dzhioev on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of South Ossetia.
Vadim Krasnoselsky met with Claus Neukirch at the PMR President’s Office. The European diplomat is in Pridnestrovie on a working visit, one of the many in the last four years. He systematically visited the republic, participated in the negotiation process as an OSCE representative, came as a member of various delegations, and regularly had tete-à-tete meetings with the PMR President. The peculiarity of this visit is that it is the final one: Claus Neukirch is leaving his post as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, which he has held since September 2018.
On September 5, an online-meeting of the political representatives from Pridnestrovie and Moldova, Vitaly Ignatiev and Oleg Serebrian, with the participation of expert (working) groups on health issues took place.
The meeting focused on the issue of importing medicines to Pridnestrovie. Vitaly Ignatiev reminded of the mechanism developed by the relevant experts of the sides to unblock the import of medicines included in the Pridnestrovian list of vital and socially important medicines into the PMR.
Today there was an explosion at the entrance to the consular office of the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan. The attack resulted in the deaths of two diplomatic staff members.
The PMR Foreign Ministry addressed its condolences to the Russian Foreign Ministry on the tragedy.
“It was with great sorrow that Pridnestrovie received the news of a terrible act of terror that resulted in numerous casualties, including two employees of the Russian Embassy in Afghanistan.
We condemn the inhuman attack on the Russian diplomatic mission.
On September 2, the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic celebrated the 32nd anniversary of its founding. The official celebrations in the capital traditionally opened with a wreath-laying and flower-laying ceremony at the Glory Memorial. It was attended by PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky, heads and representatives of state authorities and administration, including Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev, servicemen, and the public.
