On April 4-5, in Vienna, in accordance with earlier reached agreements, a regular round of informal consultations of the participants of the Permanent Consultations on Political Issues in the Framework of the Pridnestrovien Settlement Negotiation Process, which includes the Republic of Moldova and the Pridnestrovien Moldavian Republic (the sides), the Russian Federation and Ukraine (guarantors and mediators), the OSCE (mediator), and also the USA and European Union (observers), took place. The Pridnestrovien delegation was represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Yastrebchak and Co-Chairperson of the Joint Control Commission from Pridnestrovie Oleg Belyakov.