Vitaly Ignatiev held a working meeting with Kelly Keiderling. The diplomat spoke about the current situation in Pridnestrovie, as well as the negative impact of the “prolonged pause” in the negotiation process, during which “the Moldovan side is doing everything possible to undermine the dialogue mechanisms”.
On March 18, at the initiative of the Pridnestrovian side, the session of Expert (Working) Groups on Economic Issues was held at the OSCE Mission Office in Tiraspol, in the presence of the OSCE and Russian Federation mediators.
The agenda of the meeting focused on organizational and legal issues of interaction between Pridnestrovie and Moldova in the gas and energy sector.
Both sides agreed on the need to preserve a stable legal regime for the supply of raw materials that takes into account the current risks and needs of Pridnestrovian consumers.
I. Negotiation process with the Republic of Moldova
The main goal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2024 was to counteract by diplomatic means the destructive steps of the Republic of Moldova, as well as to prevent the escalation of region-wide instability and to ensure the security of Pridnestrovian citizens.
On 7 March, at the initiative of the ICRC Delegation representatives in the Republic of Moldova, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting of PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with Walter Jeanty, Head of the ICRC Delegation.
Greeting the guests, Vitaly Ignatiev described the situation in Pridnestrovie since the beginning of the year – the outbreak and development of the energy crisis, its negative impact on the social, humanitarian and economic spheres, as well as the measures taken by the state to stabilize the situation and ensure energy sustainability in the future.
Today, on February 28, at the initiative of the Pridnestrovian side, an on-site meeting of Expert (Working) Groups of Pridnestrovie and Moldova on educational issues took place in Rybnitsa in the presence of the negotiation process representatives of mediators and observers.
During the visit, the experts, together with senior officials of State Administration of Rybnitsa District and Rybnitsa City, inspected the unfinished building at Gagarin Street, 14. The parties agreed to work together on the feasibility of using the premises for educational purposes.
Today, at the initiative of the Pridnestrovian side, an online meeting of the transport and road expert (working) groups was held. The meeting focused on issues related to the operation of the Vehicle Registration Offices in Tiraspol and Ribnitsa, along with a number of other topics of interest.
Today, the reporting panel meeting to review the Foreign Ministry’s work in 2024 took place. The event was attended by President Vadim Krasnoselsky, the leadership of the Supreme Council and Government, heads of ministries and agencies of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, Akhsar Dzhioev, representatives of the Russian Federation’s Embassy, and other participants.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the meeting between Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev and Thomas Lenk, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office. Kelly Keiderling, Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, also attended the meeting.
Today, at the initiative of the South Ossetian side, a phone conversation took place between Minister of Foreign Affairs Vitaly Ignatiev and head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Djioev.
Vitaly Ignatiev informed his counterpart about the consequences of the energy crisis in Pridnestrovie for the population of the republic, the current situation, and possible options for ensuring long-term natural gas supplies.
Today, the PMR Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vitaly Ignatiev, and the Head of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Abkhazia, Sergey Shamba, held a mutually agreed phone conversation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a letter to the Moldovan side proposing to arrange a discussion of gas and energy experts as a matter of urgency, specifically on January 29 via video conference.
Pridnestrovie welcomes the EU’s intention to provide an emergency financial grant to offer short-term support to the republic amid the humanitarian and energy crisis.
Due to the lack of precise information regarding the parameters of this support, as well as conflicting interpretations by certain officials of the Republic of Moldova that contradict the content of a previously received letter from Moldova’s political representative, the Pridnestrovian side has put forward a counter-initiative to hold an expert meeting as soon as possible.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs paid attention to the destructive comments made by the Moldovan Prime Minister’s spokesperson regarding the energy crisis provoked by Moldova.
Spinning an informational web of false statements instead of genuinely working to implement the existing functional mechanism for gas supplies to Pridnestrovie is extremely cynical.
As ordered by the President of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs publishes the text of the Head of State’s address to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the UN Security Council.
The Foreign Ministry notes that the President has signed and sent several addresses to international partners today, emphasizing the urgent need for the prompt supply of natural gas to Pridnestrovie and the importance of preventing a fuel and energy crisis and a humanitarian catastrophe in the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs draws attention to the ongoing campaign by Moldovan officials aimed at public misleading with regard to the worsening energy and humanitarian crisis in Pridnestrovie.
Showing extreme cynicism and lacking hesitation, Moldovan representatives stalls and keeps appearance of invincible bureaucratic obstacles to addressing current issues. They share contradictory statements and publicly tie the task of saving nearly half a million Pridnestrovians with deliberately unfeasible and unreasonable demands.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting between PMR Minister of Foreign Affairs Vitaly Ignatiev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Moldova Oleg Ozerov during his working visit to Pridnestrovie, as part of an extensive program.
During the dialogue, the diplomats aligned their positions on the main issues of the negotiation process and the current situation in Pridnestrovie, with an emphasis on exchanging opinions and assessments on ways to address the fuel and energy crisis.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that today at 10:00 experts from Pridnestrovie and Moldova held a meeting on energy issues at the OSCE Mission office in Bendery.
This fact completely invalidates the irresponsible statements and empty arguments of O. Serebrian, who deliberately avoided the meeting of political representatives in Bendery under a fabricated pretext.
The aggressive remarks made by the Moldovan official in recent days indicate his intent to disrupt the normal interaction between the political representatives of the parties.
The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that throughout the current week, under the mediation of the OSCE Mission, efforts were made to facilitate the meeting of political representatives of the sides to discuss measures for overcoming the energy crisis and providing humanitarian support.
Under various pretexts, the political representative of the Republic of Moldova first waived the traditional in-person meeting format, and then ultimately disrupted the session by rejecting the OSCE Mission’s written proposal to hold it at the Bendery office.
The PMR Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes with concern the increasing frequency of speculative statements by Moldova’s political representative on the energy crisis. The repetitive nature of these declarations indicates an attempt to manipulate public opinion through the dissemination of false information.
In recent days, there has been widespread dissemination of claims about the Moldovan government’s alleged “readiness” to assist its citizens in Pridnestrovie, as well as supposed proposals to establish a “dialogue mechanism”, and so on.
Due to the state of emergency in the economy, Pridnestrovie is engaged in ongoing dialogue with the parties involved and is making every possible effort to maintain natural gas supplies at previous volumes.
