Presentation of the publication “Instruments to put pressure on Pridnestrovie in Moldovan-Pridnestrovian settlement: a politically motivated prosecution of Pridnestrovian citizens by Moldova” was held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pridnestrovie.
President of Pridnestrovie Yevgeny Shevchuk received Head of the EU Delegation in Moldova Pirkka Tapiola. The meeting was also attended by Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev. The meeting exchanged views on a number of topical issues of bilateral cooperation. The sides expanded on matters related to the negotiation process.
The meeting of Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with Head of the European Union Delegation in Moldova Pirkka Tapiola was held at the MFA of the PMR.
The meeting discussed a wide range of topical issues of bilateral interaction of Pridnestrovie with the European Union, including in trade and economic sphere, but also in the context of a number of social and humanitarian projects implemented in Pridnestrovie through international organizations with the assistance of the EU.
The meeting of Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with Head of the UNICEF Representative Office in Moldova Nune Mangasaryan was held at the PMR Foreign Ministry. Taking part in the meeting was Chairperson of the Coordination Council for Technical Assistance Galina Sandutsa and UNICEF Deputy Representative Margarita Tileva.
Today, the PMR MFA held a meeting of Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev with the UN delegation consisting of member of the UN Department of Political Affairs Kristin Jenssen, Advisor to the UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Belarus Victor Munteanu.
During the meeting the sides exchanged views on bilateral cooperation of Pridnestrovie with UN agencies at the current stage, including in the framework of the implementation of joint social and humanitarian projects.
Today, Acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev met with the UN delegation led by UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Representative in Moldova Dafina Gercheva. The meeting was also attended by Chairman of the Coordination Council on Technical Assistance of the PMR Galina Sandutsa.
In Moscow, in the framework of the visit to the capital of the Russian Federation the Pridnestrovian delegation consisting of First Deputy Chairman of the PMR Government Alevtina Slinchenko, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev, as well as Co-Chairman of the Joint Control Commission from Pridnestrovie, deputy of the PMR Supreme Council Oleg Belyakov had a working meeting with Assistant to Deputy Prime Minister of the RF, Special Representative of the Russian President for Pridnestrovie D.O. Rogozin Dmitry Loskutov.
On February 19, 2016 a meeting of RISS leadership with the PMR delegation, which is on a working visit to the capital of the Russian Federation was held at the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies. Taking part in the meeting was Director of the Institute Leonid Reshetnikov, RISS Deputy Director Tamara Guzenkova, RISS Dniester-Prut Center Director Sergey Mokshantsev, and RISS DPC Deputy Director Vasily Kashirin.
There is a period of stagnation in the negotiation process today. Against this background Moldova and Ukraine in a coordinated manner take measures of comprehensive pressure against Pridnestrovie, said Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pridnestrovie Vitaly Ignatiev at a press conference in MIA “Russia Today”.
The International multimedia press center MIA “Russia Today” held a briefing on “The situation in Pridnestrovie. Life under external pressure” in Moscow today. First Deputy Chairman of the PMR Government Alevtina Slinchenko, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev, and Co-Chairman of the Joint Control Commission from Pridnestrovie, deputy of the PMR Supreme Council Oleg Belyakov answered the questions from Russian journalists.
The Foreign Ministry hosted the meeting between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Dmitry Palamarchuk and Representative of the World Health Organization in Moldova Haris Hajrulahovic visited Pridnestrovie today for the first time since his appointment.
During the meeting, Dmitry Palamarchuk emphasized that the Pridnestrovian side attaches great importance to the development of cooperation with the World Health Organization and appreciates the fact that it reached a qualitatively new level for the past few years.
According to the diplomat, the prosecution of Pridnestrovian citizens initiated by Moldova has become the method of “reprisals” against foreign policy opponents.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Dmitry Palamarchuk was the guest of the morning broadcast of the Radio 1. The main topic of the conversation, which was also attended by Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the PMR Valery Tsukov, was the practice applied by Moldova of initiating politically motivated criminal cases against Pridnestrovians.
A meeting of Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with a delegation of the World Bank Group, led by Head of the World Bank Group’s Global Practice Department for Social Development, Europe and Central Asia region Nina Bhatt took place at the Foreign Ministry of the PMR.
Today head of the Foreign Ministry of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev received a delegation of the Russian Federation headed by Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Gubarev. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Director of the Second Department of the CIS of the Russian Foreign Ministry Vitaly Tryapitsyn, Advisor to the Foreign Minister of the RF on peacekeeping missions Marat Kulakhmetov and Co-Chairman of the Joint Control Commission from Russia Yevgeny Vereshchaga.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR held a press briefing after meeting between acting Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev and Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Cord Meier-Klodt.
Speaking to journalists the German diplomat outlined the intensification of negotiation process between Pridnestrovie and Moldova as his first priority in order to achieve positive results on the most topical issues of bilateral relations.
Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev received a large OSCE delegation headed by Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Cord Hinrich Meier-Klodt.
In an interview with the hosts Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR touched upon the issues on external pressure put on Pridnestrovie, as well as the current situation in the negotiation process with the Republic of Moldova.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR told about it during his speech at the expanded session of the reporting collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR, arranged to coincide with the celebration of the Day of the Worker of the Diplomatic Service.
President Yevgeny Shevchuk took part in the expanded session of the collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR. The meeting summed up the results of activities of the Foreign Ministry for 2015, as well as defined goals and objectives for the near future.
During his speech the head of state made a positive assessment of the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Yevgeny Shevchuk also congratulated the Pridnestrovian diplomats and veterans of the department on their professional holiday.
