Vitaly Ignatiev and Oleg Serebrian met at the Office of the OSCE Mission to Moldova in the presence of mediators and observers.
Opening the first meeting since 20 June last year, the PMR Foreign Minister criticized Moldova’s measures to claim customs duties from Pridnestrovian enterprises stressing the interest in maintaining conditions for peaceful dialogue. In that regard, approaches of the OSCE Head of Mission were supported who noted that fair communication reduces the risks of escalation.
I turn to the leadership of the Republic of Moldova.
The reason for my address to you was that Pridnestrovian entrepreneurs, individuals and legal entities learned about new duties introduced by the customs of the Republic of Moldova for our subjects of foreign economic activity at the beginning of January, on the New Year holidays. In other words, Moldova imposed certain duties on Pridnestrovie. Would you say it was a shock for us? Probably not. Was it unexpected? Probably true. It was unexpected.
The PMR Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received information that the relevant authorities of the Republic of Moldova, in response to appeals from citizens interested in registering their cars in the VRO, notify in writing that this process has been suspended allegedly by decision of the Pridnestrovian side.
The Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandr Stetsiuk and the delegation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Today, a meeting of expert (working) groups on economic issues was held online with the involvement of environmental specialists.
At the initiative of the Pridnestrovian side, a range of problems faced by the PMR economic entities due to the blockade measures of the Republic of Moldova were outlined. In particular, Moldova unjustifiably, without explaining the reasons, restricted export supplies of products of several Pridnestrovian plants.
The Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandr Stetsiuk and the delegation of the Norwegian Refugee Council which included the organization’s Regional Manager, Eka Gvalia, and programme coordinator Tatiana Bogac.
The interlocutors focused on analyzing and discussing the results of cooperation in 2023. In particular, the Norwegian side described the projects implemented in the past year to support refugees, children and other vulnerable groups.
The Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandr Stetsiuk and the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Welcoming the guests, the Deputy Minister positively assessed the existing bilateral interaction, which is intensive and constructive.
On 4 December, an online meeting of expert (working) groups on transport and road infrastructure development was held at the initiative of the Pridnestrovian side.
Pridnestrovian Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting of Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with the Head of the Official Representative Office of the Republic of South Ossetia in Pridnestrovie, Vitaly Yankovsky.
Welcoming the guest, Vitaly Ignatiev stressed that the Pridnestrovian-Ossetian cooperation, including through the Foreign Ministry and the Official Representative Office, continues in a dynamic and constructive manner.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of the PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with the delegation of the European Union, headed by the representative within the 5+2 negotiation process, Dorota Dlouchy-Suliga. The Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova, Janis Mazeiks, also attended the meeting.
The agenda included issues of the trade and economic interaction in the context of several unjustified restrictions applied by the Moldovan side, as well as the current situation in the negotiation process.
This week, the Pridnestrovian side initiated a meeting of expert (working) groups on economic issues to discuss the continued blocking of exported goods produced by Pridnestrovian industrial enterprises.
The problem of importing a digital X-ray machine to Pridnestrovie needed for the TB dispensary of the Republican Clinical Hospital, as well as other topical issues, are also on the agenda.
The Moldovan side, in an official letter, declined the timeframe proposed by Pridnestrovie.
The Head of the PMR Official Representation in the Russian Federation, Leonid Manakov, addressed the participants of the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in an online format. He stressed that Pridnestrovians continue to face extensive restrictions in all spheres of life activity and violation of fundamental rights and freedoms on the part of Moldova.
The meeting of expert (working) groups on economic issues, initiated by Pridnestrovie, took place at the OSCE Mission’s office. The Pridnestrovian delegation, led by Sergey Obolonik, included heads of large industrial enterprises, the Union of Industrialists, Agrarians and Entrepreneurs of Pridnestrovie, representatives of the Foreign Ministry, the State Customs Committee, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is deeply concerned about the developments around the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
With pain in our hearts we receive the reports about the outbreak of a military operation in the conflict zone. We empathize with the brotherly people of Artsakh and believe that no political objectives or ambition can justify the use of weapons and the loss of human life.
Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev addressed the participants of the XX Conference of European-American Young Leaders. The event took place in the small hall of the Republic’s Palace.
This conference is organized annually by Global Bridges, a German organization founded to form and maintain ties between countries, cultures, young leaders and managers. This year’s conference brings together around 40 participants from Germany, Austria, the UK, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkey and other countries specializing in politics, business, science and media.
Today, Minister Vitaly Ignatiev met with a large delegation of the Heinrich Böll Foundation at the Foreign Ministry.
The Foundation, established in Germany in 1987, implements and supports projects in the fields of civil society development, human rights and international dialogue.
Today, the Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandr Stetsiuk and the U.S. Embassy delegation in Moldova, comprising political advisers Mark Motyleski and Andrew Freeman.
The discussion focused on the current situation in the negotiation process. The PMR Deputy Foreign Minister stated that the Moldovan side continues to evade constructive dialogue, at the same time increasing the complex of pressure measures on Pridnestrovie.
Pridnestrovian Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting of Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in Pridnestrovie Alexander Vataman and Head of the Official Representative Office of the Republic of South Ossetia in Pridnestrovie Vitaly Yankovsky.
Welcoming the guests, the PMR Foreign Minister expressed condolence and support to the Abkhazian people on the anniversary of the Georgian invasion of Abkhazia on 14 August 1992.
The Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting of Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Thomas Mayr-Harting. Kelly Keiderling, Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, also attended the meeting.
Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting between Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev and the EUBAM delegation led by Head of Mission Slawomir Pichor.
In the course of the meeting interlocutors thoroughly exchanged views on the current situation in the fields of security, trade in goods and transport logistics.
