Today, a regular meeting of expert (working) groups from Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova on regulatory and document support of citizens took place via videoconference.
During the meeting, the experts addressed issues related to the resumption of interaction between the civil registry authorities and archival services with a view to resolving the numerous problems the citizens face in the processing of documents.
Dorota Dlouchy-Suliga is Acting Head of EEAS Division Dealing with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova. This is her first visit to Pridnestrovie within this appointment. Her delegation was received by the PMR President. Welcoming the guests, Vadim Krasnoselsky stressed the relevance of the dialogue and significance of European diplomatic involvement in the negotiation process is.
Today, the Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between the PMR Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vitaly Ignatiev, and the delegation of the European Union, headed by the representative within the 5+2 negotiation process, Dorota Dlouchy-Suliga. Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Alexander Stetsiuk and Ruslan Slobodenyuk, as well as the Head of the EU Delegation to the Republic of Moldova, Janis Mazeiks, also attended the meeting.
A European delegation headed by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Thomas Mayr-Harting, visited Pridnestrovie. The diplomats were received by Vadim Krasnoselsky at the Office of the PMR President. Welcoming the guests, the Pridnestrovian Head of State noted that almost five months had passed since the previous conversation. The events of this period encourage no optimism.
Today, the Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between the PMR Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vitaly Ignatiev, and the new Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Kelly Keiderling. The diplomat paid a study visit to Tiraspol leading up to the meeting of the PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky with the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Thomas Mayr-Harting, scheduled for upcoming Monday.
A videoconference of Expert (Working) Groups on Education Issues from Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova took place on October 18.
The communication between the parties was mainly related to exchanging views on some aspects of functioning protocol resolutions on education signed in November 2017. The discussion focused, in particular, on outstanding difficulties when using apostilled diplomas issued at T.G. Shevchenko Pridnestrovian State University abroad.
The night before, a Su-34 military aircraft crashed in the city of Yeysk, Krasnodar Region. As a result of the tragic incident, 13 people died, dozens suffered burns.
As a sign of mourning, PMR Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Stetsiuk and officers of the Foreign Ministry laid flowers at the Tiraspol Consular Field Mission of the Embassy of the Russian Federation.
Pridnestrovian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent condolences to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova:
The Foreign Ministry of Pridnestrovie paid attention to the undue reaction from the office of Moldovan political representative regarding the participation of Head of the PMR Official Representation in the Russian Federation Leonid Manakov in the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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.
