On Meeting of Expert (Working) Groups on Transport Issues

01/27/20

Today, the OSCE Mission office in Kishinev held the meeting of expert (working) groups on transport development and road facilities. The sides carefully analyzed the current problems within joint vehicle registration points activities that impede to fully use this mechanism as foreseen in the Protocol decision of April 24, 2018. Special attention was paid to the driver's licenses issue. The Pridnestrovian side presented specific feasible considerations on modalities able to resolve this problematic aspect.  

The interlocutors considered other issues related to the PRTS activities in Tiraspol and Rybnitsa and the registration access to them for all interested Pridnestrovian car owners. The Pridnestrovian side initiated a discussion on problems that face the Pridnestrovian transport companies when carrying out regular international scheduled freights. Recall that in October 2019, the Pridnestrovian side submitted the draft Protocol decision governing the principles of access for transport of international carriers to registration in the PRTS. On this issue, the parties agreed to expedite the search for a sustainable compromise.