On November 30, 2010, Foreign Minister of the Pridnestrovien Moldavian Republic attended event in the European Parliament devoted to the preliminary results of the elections to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
In the light of high importance for the Moldova-Pridnestrovie settlement of the Summit of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe held on 1-2 December, in Astana, the refusal of Moldovan acting President Mihai Ghimpu from participating in the given international forum is indicative of Chisinau’s extremely irresponsible approach to the question of political normalization of relations.
On November 26, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovien Moldavian Republic hosted the meeting between the Pridnestrovien Foreign Minister, Vladimir Yastrebchak, and Deputy Head of the British Embassy in the Republic of Moldova, John Mitchell.
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR, Vladimir Yastrebchak, met with journalists of Al Jazeera TV Channel. Film crew of this international television company prepares report on political and economic situation in Pridnestrovie.
On November 16-17, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR, representative for political issues from Pridnestrovie, Vladimir Yastrebchak, took part in the next round of informal consultations held between the participants of the Permanent Consultations on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process for the Transdniestrian Settlement (the five plus two format).
On November 9-10, a review conference was held in the German town Garmisch-Partenkirchen devoted to confidence- and security-building measures in Moldova-Pridnestrovie settlement.
On November 9, in Garmisch (Germany), a review conference on confidence-building measures and expert interaction in Moldova-Pridnestrovie settlement has started its work.
Today, in the PMR’s Foreign Ministry a meeting took place between Deputy Head of the Republic’s foreign policy department, Alexander Malyarchuk, and the official delegation of Danish diplomats which consisted of the Head of the Danish MFA’s department for EU-Russia neighborhood policy, Ruben Madsen, and the Councilor-Envoy of the Danish Embassy in Bucharest, Jorgen Tranberg.
Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Transdniestria hosted the meeting of the Transdniestria’s Deputy Head of the foreign policy department of the Republic, Sergey Simonenko, with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Germany to Moldova, Berthold Johannes.
On October 29, 2010, the PMR’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vladimir Yastrebchak received the delegation headed by Ambassador of the European Union, Dirk Shuebel.
On October 20, 2010, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovien Moldavian Republic the meeting took place between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Malyarchuk and project coordinator of the Council of Europe Owen Masters.
Today delegation of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe headed by Deputy Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center Pascal Heyman visited Tiraspol.
On October 14, 2010, the Russia’s Nezavisimaya gazeta (Independent Newspaper) saw the publication of the article of Ms. Gamova titled Moscow prepares honorary surrender of Transdniestria dedicated to specific aspects of the cooperation between the Russian Federation and the European Union in the context of Moldova-Pridnestrovie settlement.
Media released the statement made by the head of the EUBAM Mission Udo Burkholder which says that reopening of the passenger train Chisinau-Odessa via Pridnestrovien Moldavian Republic is “the EU Mission’s success in rendering assistance at the border between Moldova and Ukraine.”
According to the Information and Press Department of the Russian MFA, State Secretary/ Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Grigory Karasin received on October 6 the political representative in the Transdniestrian settlement process, Transdniestrian Foreign Minister Vladimir Yastrebchak.
Following the agreements between the Moldovan, Transdniestrian and Ukrainian railway men reached with the assistance of the EU experts, the resumption of the passenger line Chisinau-Odessa took place on October 1, 2010.
Today, a traditional briefing for Transdniestrian and Russian journalists devoted to foreign policy results of september took place in the Transdniestrian Foreign Ministry.
One of the main foreign policy events for Pridnestrovie in September has become its participation in another round of informal consultations between participants of the Permanent Consultations on Political Issues in the Framework of the Pridnestrovian Settlement Negotiation Process (the five plus two format) held in Vienna on 27-28 September.
On September 22, Tiraspol saw the visit of the delegation of mediators’ and observers’ representatives in the Moldova-Pridnestroviesettlement negotiating process.
