On July 13, 2011 in PMR's foreign office Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Simonenko received the representative of Ternopol public organization “Ternopol-Tiraspol Friendship Society”
I.Marchuk. Director of the CJSC “Dnestrmebel” A.Pavlenko also participated in the meeting.
Ternopol and Tiraspol are sister cities, therefore the connections between them, first of all in economic and cultural spheres, have been existing for many years, the heads of many Pridnestrovien enterprises are the members of “Ternopol-Tiraspol Friendship Society”. At present time, according to the opinion of representatives of this organization, this cooperation is ready to move on higher level.
The possibilities of broadening of interaction between the Ternopol region and Pridnestrovie in economic, scientific, educational, and cultural spheres were discussed during the meeting. According to the opinion of interlocutors, inter-regional cooperation is one of the prospective forms of the development of relations at present time. PMR's foreign office is ready to assist in this activity.
The sides marked the significance for Pridnestrovien people of stable connections with Ukrainian region in trade, economic, and humanitarian spheres. For Tiraspol it is one of the most important elements of strengthening of stability in the region. Sergey Simonenko expressed confidence in the fact that the level of interaction between Ternopol region and Pridnestrovie will sequentially develop in future.
