Diplomat is on a working visit in the Russian capital.
Today the State Duma of the Russian Federation held a grand opening of the exhibition dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the T.G. Shevchenko Pridnestrovian State University. The exposition tells in detail about the history of the university, provides information about famous graduates, the structure of the educational process and basic training programmes.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR continues to receive from the media, the Commissioner for Human Rights in Pridnestrovie, human rights organizations and individual representatives of the civil society of Pridnestrovie, as well as agencies of the United Nations regarding the situation with the detention of officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the PMR Maksim Kuzmichev in the Hellenic Republic.
The regular meeting of representatives on political issues of the Republic of Moldova and Pridnestrovie Vitaly Ignatiev and Victor Osipov was held in the Tiraspol office of the OSCE Mission.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev with a delegation of American diplomats represented by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Bridget Brink and Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Moldova James Pettit. From the Pridnestrovian side the meeting was also attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Dmitry Palamarchuk.
The PMR’s Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Dmitry Palamarchuk with the delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland led by Director of the Causeway Institute Kingsley Donaldson.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Dmitry Palamarchuk with a delegation of the Economic Service for CIS Countries and Georgia of the French Embassy in the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The delegation included Head of the Economic Service of the French Embassy in Ukraine Vincent Falcoz and Deputy Financial Advisor of the French Embassy in Russia Julien Gebel.
As part of the First International School of Pridnestrovie “Geopolitics and Regional Security” organized by the Pridnestrovian State University with the support of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Dmitry Palamarchuk gave a lecture.
Interview with Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev to the Turkish television crew “360 TV” was held at the PMR's MFA. The journalists were interested in the situation in Pridnestrovie, the nature of relations with the Republic of Moldova at the present stage, as well as some facts about the history of the Pridnestrovian state.
Asked about the role of Russia in the settlement of Moldova-Pridnestrovie conflict, Vitaly Ignatiev said that it was thanks to the actions of Russia the peace in Pridnestrovie was kept for over 23 years.
As part of the celebration of the 85th anniversary of the Pridnestrovian State University the First Pridnestrovian International School “Geopolitics and Regional Security” began its work. Leading experts of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR and teachers of T.G. Shevchenko Pridnestrovian State University will be holding a series of lectures and master classes for students of the School for four days.
On October 2, 2015 in Kishinev office of the OSCE Mission a regular meeting of the expert (working) groups of Pridnestrovie and Moldova on economic issues took place.
The sides continued to exchange views on a number of sensitive issues in the field of foreign economic activity of Pridnestrovian economic agents faced with administrative barriers on the part of Moldova.
Today, the main building of the Pridnestrovian State University opened the First International School of Pridnestrovie “Geopolitics and Regional Security”, organized by T.G. Shevchenko Pridnestrovian State University with the support of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR. More than thirty students and young teachers from Pridnestrovie, Russia and Moldova are listeners of the educational programme of the School.
Today, the OSCE Office in Tiraspol hosted a meeting of the expert (working) groups on ecology and agriculture.
During the meeting the sides "compared notes" on a number of topical issues in the field of environmental protection. Pridnestrovian and Moldovan experts shared their vision of the organization of activities in the field of protection of the ecosystem of the Dniester River.
Today, further to the agreements reached during the meeting of political representatives of Moldova and Pridnestrovie on September 25, 2015, the office of the OSCE Mission in Bendery hosted a meeting of the expert (working) groups on development of transport and road facilities.
Today Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev met with Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Michael Scanlan at the MFA of the PMR.
The sides discussed the current situation in the negotiation process of Pridnestrovie and Moldova, including through the Representatives on Political Issues. They also exchanged views on the prospects for the development of Moldova-Pridnestrovie dialogue, in particular, the sides agreed on the need to promote the revitalization of the dynamics of meetings at the level of expert (working) groups.
Ambassador-at- Large Sergey Gubarev’s reply to a question from TASS on negotiations on the Pridnestrovie settlement
Question: A pause in the work of the Permanent Conference on Political Issues within the Negotiation Process Towards a Pridnestrovian Settlement, also known as the 5+2 format, has lasted for over a year. Can you comment on this? What do you think about the prospects of the resumption of the official negotiations?
Representatives on political issues from the Republic of Moldova and Pridnestrovie Vitaly Ignatiev and Victor Osipov held a meeting at the office of the OSCE Mission in Kishinev.
A meeting between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Igor Shornikov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the PMR Inna Linnik and the Pridnestrovian youth, as well as Russian guests was held today as part of the International Youth Forum “25 years together with Russia” dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
Acting Foreign Minister of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev met with the EUBAM delegation at the PMR’s MFA today. The delegation included Head of EUBAM Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere, as well as representatives of a number of structural units of EUBAM. From the Pridnestrovian side the meeting was also attended by Minister of Economic Development of the PMR Alevtina Slinchenko and Chairperson of the State Customs Committee of the PMR Yury Gervazyuk.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev had a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Representative in Moldova Dafina Gercheva and Representative of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva Dragan Lalosevic.
During the meeting the sides discussed the implementation of joint projects in the field of restoration of social infrastructure, strengthening of health system, protection of the rights of people with disabilities and countering the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Vitaly Viktorovich, will the approaches of the Pridnestrovian side in the negotiation process on the settlement of Moldova-Pridnestrovie relations change in connection with the appointment of new political representative?
