At the initiative of the Pridnestrovian Side the OSCE Office in Tiraspol hosted a meeting of expert (working) groups on telecommunications and postal service. The representatives of mediators and observers in the negotiation process attended the meeting.
The meeting was encouraged by the lasting seizure of Russian periodicals coming to Pridnestrovian subscribers by the Republic of Moldova.
During the meeting, experts of the Sides came back to earlier proposals relating the Russian periodicals delivery and agreed to solve existing problematic aspects as soon as possible.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of Minister Vitaly Ignatiev and Her Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Moldova Lucy Joyce. Deputy Head of the Embassy Gary Davies also took part in the meeting.
Welcoming the guests, Vitaly Ignatiev highly appreciated experience of cooperation with the British side and expressed gratitude for implementation of humanitarian projects. Head of the Pridnestrovian Foreign Ministry flagged the support provided by the Embassy to Pridnestrovian emergency and fire response authorities.
The Foreign Ministry of Pridnestrovie hosted a meeting of Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with the Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova Peter Mihalko.
Welcoming the guest, Vitaly Ignatiev highly appreciated the dynamics of bilateral cooperation with the EU Delegation. During the conversation, the parties discussed the current situation in the negotiation process between Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova. The interlocutors also touched upon a wide range of issues related to the implementation of joint projects in the social and humanitarian sphere.
The Foreign Ministry of Pridnestrovie hosted a meeting of Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with the Delegation of German War Graves Commission headed by Thomas Schock, Kassel Exhumation Department (Germany). The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Presidential Administration, the Supreme Council, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defence, the Investigative Committee and the Public Service for Culture and Historical Heritage.
Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev congratulated the Head of the Abkhazian Foreign Ministry Daur Kove on the anniversary of the Apsny Foreign Service.
The Minister particularly emphasized that the competence, responsibility and dedication of Abkhaz diplomats became a solid basis for building mutually beneficial relations with foreign partners, allowed the Republic of Abkhazia to gain international recognition, and also contribute to the achievement of significant goals in the foreign policy arena.
On May 17, the Official Mission of the Republic of Abkhazia to the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic hosted a meeting of the Pridnestrovian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with the Plenipotentiary Representative of Abkhazia in Pridnestrovie Alexander Vataman. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Foreign Minister of Pridnestrovie Alexander Stetsyuk.
As part of the dialogue, the diplomats discussed several topical issues in the context of relations between Pridnestrovie and Apsny, as well as promising areas of bilateral cooperation during this year.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Pridnestrovie Alexander Stetsyuk met with Roman Shpak who is responsible for political issues in Europe and Central Asia at the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. The meeting was also attended by John Lewis, Peace and Development Advisor, RCO in Moldova.
Welcoming the guests, Alexander Stetsyuk flagged that strengthening and expanding cooperation with the UN is an important area of the Pridnestrovian foreign policy, and expressed hope for the development of new forms and areas of bilateral cooperation.
