On August 16, Chief Negotiators Vitaly Ignatiev and Oleg Serebrian met online in the presence of mediators and observers.

Opening the discussion, Vitaly Ignatiev expressed his concern about the pause in the 1+1 meetings and in the activities of relevant expert (working) groups. He stated that the situation in the negotiations has been deteriorating on account of Moldova’s unilateral actions.

At the initiative of the Pridnestrovian side, the most urgent problematic aspects between the sides were discussed, mostly fixed in the framework of the Berlin+ package of agreements.