Today, on November 20, 2017, a working meeting of political representatives from Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova Vitaly Ignatiev and Gheorghe Balan was held in Kishinev. The talks took place in the conference hall of the Kishinev airport before the departure of the PMR Foreign Minister on a working trip to the capital of the Russian Federation.
Today, the Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister of the PMR Alexandr Stetsiuk with a group of foreign students who visited the Republic under support of the non-profit organisation Delegations For Dialogue. The delegation that arrived at the Foreign Ministry included students from higher educational institutions of the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria and other countries.
On November 3, 2017, a meeting of expert (working) groups on transport and road infrastructure development was held at the office of the OSCE Mission in Bendery.
Within the framework of the meeting, in compliance with the provisions of the Protocol Decision “On opening of the bridge over the Dniester River near the villages of Gura-Bykului and Bychok” signed today by the political representatives, certain aspects related to initiated road traffic along this facility were discussed in detail.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister of the PMR Alexandr Stetsiuk and Deputy Head of the UK Embassy in the Republic of Moldova Neil Martin, completing his mission in Moldova.
During the meeting, Alexandr Stetsiuk expressed gratitude to the British side for its attention to the situation around Pridnestrovie and stated that the dialogue with the representatives of Great Britain is regular and substantial.
Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to RM Julia Monar, who paid her first visit to Pridnestrovie.
The interlocutors discussed a wide range of issues of Pridnestrovie-Germany bilateral cooperation, as well as of the negotiation process between Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova.
Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev met with Italian entrepreneurs, representatives of the management of the Association Italy-BRICS Matteo Peggio and Igor Camilli. The meeting was also attended by the Chairman of the Presidium of the Bendery City Council of People’s Deputies Yuri Kara.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR was surprised at the statements by the political representative from the Republic of Moldova Gheorghe Balan, made during the briefing on the results of today’s Bendery meeting. In particular, we refer to some alleged signals about a possible ban on the passage of vehicles with Pridnestrovian numbers through the territory of Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry considers such statements irresponsible, manipulative and aimed at creating public nervousness about the freedom of movement of vehicles.
Today, by the Government decision of the Republic of Moldova, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Special Representative of the Russian President on Pridnestrovie Dmitry Rogozin was declared ‘persona non grata’ in the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
As part of the visit of the Pridnestrovian delegation headed by the President Vadim Krasnoselsky to the United Kingdom, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office hosted a working meeting with Nicola Pollitt, Director of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate.
The meeting was attended by Chairman of the PMR’s Government Alexander Martynov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev.
During his visit to the United Kingdom, PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Great Britain Alexander Yakovenko. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev.
On June 16, 2017, a regular meeting of expert (working) groups on telecommunications and postal service was held at the Bendery office of the OSCE Mission. The meeting was attended by representatives of mediators and observers in the negotiation process.
During the meeting the parties continued discussing practical mechanisms of interaction between Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova in the field of telecommunications, aimed at solving various problems in the sector.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Alexandr Stetsiuk and Deputy Head of the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Moldova Neil Martin.
On May 24, PMR’s Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev received the EUBAM delegation headed by Andrew Tesoriere, the Head of the Mission. The talks were also attended by PMR’s Minister of Economic Development Sergey Obolonik and Chairman of the PMR’s State Customs Committee Vitaly Niagu.
PMR’s MFA hosted a meeting between Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, first deputy Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Law and State Building Mikhail Emelianov. The deputy Chairman of Supreme Council of the PMR Galina Antyufeeva also took part at the meeting.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Alexandr Stetsiuk and Head of the International Organisation for Migration Mission in the Republic of Moldova Antonio Polosa. The meeting was also attended by professor at the Lomonosov Moscow State University Olga Choudinovskikh and State Advisor to the President of the PMR Anna Volkova.
A meeting of the PMR Minister of Foreign Affairs Vitaly Ignatiev with the EUBAM delegation headed by Andrew Tesoriere, Head of the Mission, was held in the Foreign Ministry. The Pridnestrovian side was also represented by the Minister of Economic Development of the PMR Sergey Obolonik, as well as the Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the PMR Vitaly Niagu.
The foreign ministry of Pridnestrovie has repeatedly stated at the international level that it is inadmissible to establish joint customs-border control of Moldova and Ukraine on the Pridnestrovian-Ukrainian state border. Under the conditions of the unresolved conflict between Pridnestrovie and Moldova, such unilateral destructive actions are a form of pressure on the Pridnestrovian side.
