President of Moldova Maia Sandu. File photoCHISINAU, Sep 1 Moldovan President Maia Sandu once again stated that Chisinau stands for a peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict. clarifications regarding the statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Transnistria. On Thursday, Lavrov said that Moldova should understand that threats to the security of Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria would be seen as an attack on Russia.In Chisinau, the demonstrators walked with candles in front of the presidential administration «We are a peaceful country. We accept only a peaceful resolution of the Transnistrian conflict. Mr. Lavrov is aware of this, since we discussed this in the 5 + 2 format (Moldova and Transnistria, as well as the OSCE , Russia, Ukraine, the European Union and the United States — ed.), Sandu said on Thursday evening on the air of the Pro TV channel. According to her, there is currently no dialogue at the presidential level between Chisinau and Moscow, but topical issues are still being discussed at level of diplomatic contacts.She made it clear that she did not plan to initiate negotiations with the leadership of Russia in the near future.In the negotiations on the Transnistrian settlement in the «5 + 2» format, Chisinau and Tiraspol participate 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 took place in Bratislava on October 9 and 10, 2019. In February, Ukraine suspended the activities of military observers in the peace orchesky operation on the Dniester. OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau in Chisinau at the end of March said that it was still difficult to discuss when and under what conditions the next meeting in the 5+2 format would take place. 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.
