Foreign Diplomats Learnt about Losses of Pridnestrovie Resulting from Moldovan Customs Duties
Today, an online event was held with the participation of representatives of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Chisinau dedicated to the issue of Moldova’s economic pressure on Pridnestrovie. The presentation “Imposition of Customs Duties by the Republic of Moldova: Current Damage, Risks and Threats” was delivered by the head of the expert (working) group for economic issues, Minister of Economic Development of the PMR, Sergey Obolonik.
In his report, he provided detailed information on the losses of the Pridnestrovian economy in 2023, as well as in January this year, due to Chisinau’s restrictive measures. It was noted that they led to a decrease in production, a slowdown in business activity, inflationary processes provoking an economic crisis and a decline in the living standards of the population.
The Pridnestrovian representative drew attention to the fact that Moldova’s actions breach a number of the negotiation process agreements and the 2015 agreement between the PMR and the EU on an optimal trade regime. It was stressed that the Moldovan side’s rationale for imposing the duties as some kind of social support for Transnistrians lacks credibility.
Sergey Obolonik called upon the foreign diplomats to step up efforts to offset the crisis tendencies, noting Pridnestrovie’s openness and willingness for further cooperation on the matter.
The presentation “Imposition of Customs Duties by the Republic of Moldova: Current Damage, Risks and Threats” is available here.
