Prime Minister of Moldova Natalia Gavrilitsa. File photo CHISINAU, May 9. Moldova, using the UN platform, calls for the withdrawal of Russian military from the territory of Transnistria, as it wants to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, said the Prime Minister of the Republic, Natalia Gavrilitsa. In June 2018, the UN General Assembly called on Russia to withdraw troops from Transnistria, 64 states supported the resolution, 14 opposed, and 83 more countries abstained. Earlier, Moldovan President Maia Sandu repeatedly called for the withdrawal of the Russian military guarding ammunition depots in Transnistria. «Moldova uses the UN platform to ask for the withdrawal of Russian military from the Transnistrian territory of Moldova and draw attention to the human rights violations in the region, which are controlled by the unrecognized regime. The presence of these topics in UN resolutions keeps the problem of the Transnistrian conflict on the agenda of the world community,» Gavrilitsa said at a briefing. According to her, Chisinau wants to find a peaceful solution to the conflict that will allow the country to develop for the benefit of all citizens. Transnistria, 60% of whose inhabitants are Russians and Ukrainians, sought secession from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that, on the wave of nationalism, Moldova would join Romania. In 1992, after a failed attempt by the Moldovan authorities to solve the problem by force, Pridnestrovie became virtually a territory not controlled by Chisinau. with Moldova
