Tiraspol. File photoCHISINAU, Aug 25 The unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic should remain part of Moldova, but with a special status, Ukrainian Ambassador to Moldova Marco Shevchenko said. 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, Transnistria became a de facto territory not controlled by Chisinau.Pridnestrovie is interested in the presence of peacekeepers, the JCC said «Over the past 15-20 years, little by little, but the de facto status of Pridnestrovie has changed dramatically, for the most part Pridnestrovie is already integrated. In my opinion (of course, personal), the Transnistrian region has a perspective only as part of Moldova. OK, with a special status that will be granted in accordance with the country's constitution,» Shevchenko said in an interview with Vocea Basarabiei («Voice of Bessarabia») radio station. According to him, the Transnistrian region enjoys all the provisions of the Association Agreement, which Chisinau signed with the European Union. «The Pridnestrovian economy is reorienting to the European market, Pridnestrovian enterprises operate within the legal framework of Moldova,» the diplomat said. Earlier, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian said that the country's federalization is not a solution to the Pridnestrovian issue, the final vision of a peaceful settlement of the conflict will become clear after the end of hostilities in Ukraine, and until then, Chisinau and Tiraspol need to maintain the status quo.The prime minister of Moldova is afraid of throwing the conflict with Ukraine into the country In 2003, the current special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the development of trade and economic relations with Moldova, Dmitry Kozak, proposed a plan for resolving the Transnistrian conflict through the federalization of the Moldovan republic. But the third president of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, refused to sign the document, because he decided that the plan could lead to the independence of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldavian Republic. The current president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, speaking at PACE, said that she excludes the possibility of resolving the conflict through the federalization of the republic. Chisinau and Tiraspol are participating in the negotiations on the Transnistrian settlement in the «5 + 2» format as parties to the conflict, Russia, Ukraine, the OSCE — as mediators , the European Union and the United States — as observers. The last round of negotiations in the 5+2 format took place in Bratislava on 9 and 10 October 2019. In February, Ukraine suspended the activities of military observers in the peacekeeping operation on the Dniester. OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said at a briefing in Chisinau at the end of March that it is still difficult to discuss when and under what conditions the next meeting in the 5+2 format will take place.
Moldova advocated maintaining the status quo in relations with Pridnestrovie
