Today, Tiraspol saw the meeting between president of the PMR Yevgeny Shevchuk and Prime-Minister of Moldova Yuriy Lyanke. The meeting resulted in the prolongation of the Protocol Decision on the Principles of Resumption of a Full-Scale Freight Railway Communication through the Territory of Pridnestrovie until January 1, 2015.
This agreement was first signed by President of the PMR Yevgeny Shevchuk and the then Prime-Minister of Moldova Vladimir Filat on March 30, 2012. http://mfa-pmr.org/index.php?newsid=1622. In September 2012 it was extended for another year. Today prolongation of this agreement was the main point in the agenda of the meeting of Pridnestrovian and Moldovan leaders. It should be noted that it is the first time that President of the PMR Yevgeny Shevchuk meets Yuriy Lyanke as the head of the Government of Moldova.
In his welcoming remarks Yevgeny Shevchuk highlighted that the Protocol Decision has already demonstrated positive results. According to the President, this agreement is beneficial both to Pridnestrovian and Moldovan economic agents. “The document represents a positive solution which Tiraspol and Kishinev could make a year and a half ago. Therefore I would like to thank the Moldovan side for the demonstrated political will to renew this agreement for the benefit of economy of Pridnestrovie and Moldova,” Yevgeny Shevchuk told.
Yuriy Lyanke supported what was said by leader of Pridnestrovie and expressed opinion that today's agreement about extension of the Protocol Decision on Resumption of a Full-Scale Freight Railway Communication through the Territory of Pridnestrovie is indicative of the fact that the sides are on the right track. “I hope we will be able to demonstrate the same approach in the solution of other problems,” Prime-Minister of Moldova concluded.
After signing of the document, the meeting was held between Yevgeny Shevchuk and Yuriy Lyanke with the participation of Political Representatives of Pridnestrovie and Moldova.
Following the meeting, leaders of the sides took questions from the journalists.
