Vitaly Ignatiev and Oleg Serebrian held a meeting in the OSCE Mission office in Tiraspol in the presence of representatives of the mediators and observers.
The key focus of the meeting was on the amendments to the Criminal Code adopted by the Moldovan Parliament, which introduce penalties under such articles as “separatism”, “conspiracy against Moldova” and others.
PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev met with Floris van Eijk, Chargé d’Affaires of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Moldova, at the PMR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The PMR President is meeting with the OSCE delegation led by Bujar Osmani, the Foreign Minister of North Macedonia, chairing this year’s Chairpersonship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. In addition to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the group of foreign visitors to Pridnestrovie included Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova Kelly Keiderling, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Thomas Mayr-Harting and other European diplomats.
An online meeting of the Pridnestrovian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Collegium was held to summarise the work of the ministry in 2022. PMR President Vadim Krasnoselsky, Chairman of the PMR Government Alexander Rozenberg, Parliament Speaker Alexander Korshunov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov and Foreign Ministers of South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh Akhsar Dzhioev and Sergey Gazaryan attended the event.
Vitaly Ignatiev held a working meeting with Kelly Keiderling. The sides discussed details of the forthcoming visit to Pridnestrovie by OSCE Chairman-in-Office, North Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani.
The OSCE Mission’s office in Tiraspol hosted a meeting of healthcare experts with representatives of the mediators and observers in the negotiation process.
PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev took part in a meeting of the PMR Supreme Council commission on foreign policy and international relations.
The discussion focused on amendments to the Moldovan Criminal Code adopted by the Moldovan parliament, which envisage penalties for “separatism”, “conspiracy against Moldova” and the creation of an “anti-constitutional entity”.
PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev sent condolences to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to Moldova Uygar Mustafa Sertel over the deaths caused by a series of earthquakes on the territory of Türkiye.
The Foreign Minister stressed that Pridnestrovie received with great sorrow the news about the numerous human losses and the terrible devastation caused by the natural calamity.
We view the adoption by the Moldovan Parliament of a bill that creates grounds for politically motivated criminal prosecution of virtually every resident of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic as an act of aggression aimed at undermining the negotiation process and as a deliberate prologue to massive human rights violations.
The office of President of Pridnestrovie hosted a meeting between President Vadim Krasnoselsky and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov. This is the first contact in 2023. The previous conversation was held in December last year. Despite the short period between the two meetings, the agenda has been enriched with new issues that require joint work on their solution, said Vadim Krasnoselsky, welcoming the guest.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that it has sent an appeal to the 5+2 participants regarding the alarming state of the import of medicines to the PMR and the refusal by the Moldovan side to implement compromise solutions in this area.
It is important to note that throughout 2022, the Pridnestrovian side has repeatedly raised the issue of the need to ensure an uninterrupted supply of pharmaceutical products to the PMR for the population and medical institutions of the republic in the framework of international dialogue.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a working dialogue between Vitaly Ignatyev, PMR Foreign Minister, and Alexander Vataman, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev took part online in the Round Table on Development of Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation with Compatriots in the Modern Geopolitical Realities, which took place today at the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. One of the key issues at the event was the protection of the rights and interests of Russian compatriots in Pridnestrovie.
Vitaly Ignatiev and Abkhazian Foreign Minister Inal Ardzinba met online in a working dialogue.
During the communication the diplomats exchanged greetings on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the first Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation between the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and the Republic of Abkhazia.
An event to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation between the PMR and Abkhazia was held at the Official Representation of the Republic of Abkhazia to the PMR. The document became a basic bilateral agreement that laid the foundation for Pridnestrovian-Abkhazian relations. The two states were able to officially establish cooperation in the diplomatic, economic, cultural, humanitarian and military-political areas, as well as to exchange experience in state-building.
The OSCE Mission Office held consultations specifically on the current condition and performance of the bridge over the Dniester River in Dubossary.
This bridge, built in the 1960s and reconstructed in 1997, has been in operation for 25 years without any repair works. In 2018, the sides jointly inspected the bridge and analyzed the prospects for carrying out reconstructions. During today’s meeting, the sides returned to discussing the current technical condition of the bridge and possible conditions and parameters for its repair.
The Foreign Ministry read the Moldovan Political Representative’s response to the inquiry about amendments to the criminal law pending in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. The new legislation may result in prosecution and violation of the rights of Pridnestrovian residents.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev and Head of the Official Representation of the Republic of South Ossetia to the PMR Vitaly Yankovsky.
The interlocutors discussed current issues of cooperation between the two countries and summed up the results of work in the past year. In addition, they exchanged views on plans for cooperation in the near future, including the prospects for implementing joint projects in social and humanitarian and other areas in 2023.
PMR Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev participated in a meeting of the Supreme Council of the PMR Commission on Foreign Policy and International Relations.
The main topic of discussion was the bill adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in the first reading on the introduction of additional articles in the Criminal Code of the Republic of Moldova, including providing for punishment for “separatism”.
The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting between Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiev and Alexander Vataman, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Abkhazia in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
Welcoming the guest, the Head of the Foreign Ministry noted that the interaction with the Abkhazian side is systematic. Vitaly Ignatiev reminded that in December Pridnestrovie and Apsny had signed Memorandum on Cooperation in Healthcare, Social Development and Social Protection.
