Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev gave an interview to the Dutch journalist Floris Akkerman.
During the conversation, Vitaly Ignatiev spoke in detail about the goals, objectives and key directions of the foreign policy of the PMR, focusing on various aspects of Pridnestrovian relations with the Russian Federation and the European Union.
After the meeting in the Foreign Ministry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and the Ambassador at Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergey Gubarev visited the Pervomaisk checkpoint. The diplomats discussed with the customs and border officials of the Republic the current regime of the checkpoint operation, as well as possible effects of the Moldova and Ukraine’s establishment of joint control at the Kuchurgan BCP in the territory of Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Michael Scanlan.
During the meeting, the Pridnestrovian side reiterated its position on the absence of objective obstacles to the holding of the next "Permanent Conference ..." meeting of the Pridnestrovie once again stressed the need for an early meeting in the 5+2 format to discuss and approve the existing draft solutions on some problems in the social and humanitarian spheres.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of the PMR Minister of Foreign Affairs Vitaly Ignatiev with the delegation of the researchers of the Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu, as well as a group of Romanian journalists, which included representatives of the Digi 24 and TVR Moldova, Romania Libera newspaper, Radio Chisinau and others. The journalists focused on the problems of the negotiation process between Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova.
The building of the Government and the Supreme Council of the PMR hosted a meeting of PMR’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vitaly Ignatiev with the European Union delegation headed by Thomas Mayr-Harting, the Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia in the European External Action Service.
A meeting of the PMR Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vitaly Ignatiev with the OSCE delegation led by Wolf Dietrich Heim, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, was held in the Foreign Ministry. The meeting was also attended by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Michael Scanlan.
Today, on 17 March 2017, the Tiraspol office of the OSCE Mission hosted a regular meeting of the relevant specialists on road transport issues from Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova.
A meeting of the PMR’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vitaly Ignatiev with the special representative of Ukraine in the negotiation process, Ambassador-at-Large Valery Zhovtenko was held in the Foreign Ministry.
The Kishinev OSCE Mission office hosted a meeting between political representatives of Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova Vitaly Ignatiev and George Balan. During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed a number of topical issues in the negotiation process as well as relations between Pridnestrovie and the Republic of Moldova in general.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR commented on the results of the Odessa discussion on the inadmissibility of joint Moldovan-Ukrainian control at the Kuchurgan checkpoint
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and Anna Capello-Brillat, Head of Department, Directorate of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity, Council of Europe.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and James Pettit, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova.
Today, the OSCE Mission Office in Kishinev hosted a regular meeting of expert (working) groups on the development of transport and road facilities.
During the meeting, the participants discussed issues related to obtaining of professional competence certificates for the Pridnestrovian drivers engaged in international passenger transportation. In addition, the discussed focused on specific aspects of the city shuttles functioning between Pridnestrovie and Moldova.
Today, the PMR’s Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Moldova Ulrike Maria Knotz.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Lucy Joyce.
Today, on 31 January 2017, the OSCE Mission office in Kishinev hosted a regular meeting of the experts in communications.
During the meeting, subject specialists discussed a wide range of matters concerning uninterrupted work of communications providers of Pridnestrovie and Moldova and the possible mechanisms to settle the existing issues.
As a result of the meeting the heads of expert (working) groups agreed to hold extra internal consultations to identify acceptable terms and topics of the further dialogue.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and Alexander Kremer, World Bank Country Manager for Moldova.
Following the meeting with the delegation of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev and Wolf Dietrich Heim answered journalists’ questions.
The diplomat visited Pridnestrovie for the first time in the framework of the Austrian OSCE Chairmanship.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with the OSCE delegation headed by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Wolf Dietrich Heim. The meeting was also attended by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Michael Scanlan.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with Alexander Vataman, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in the PMR.
Welcoming the interlocutor, Vitaly Ignatiev appreciated the interaction with the Official Representation of the Republic of Abkhazia, noting traditional interest of Pridnestrovie in intensifying contacts with Abkhazia in all areas.
