Moldovan deputy premier meets OSCE Special Representative for Transnistrian settlement process

Chisinau, 2 Aug. /MOLDPRES/- Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian had a meeting today with OSCE Special Representative for the Transnistrian settlement process Thomas Mayr-Harting, accompanied by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Kelly Keiderling, the Reintegration Policy Office has reported.

The Deputy Prime Minister reviewed the current situation in the dialogue between Chisinau and Tiraspol, noting that in 2023 there were two meetings of political representatives and five meetings of sectoral working groups.

The message was sent regarding the need to change Tiraspol's tactics of accepting working meetings only at the offices in Tiraspol and Bender of the OSCE Mission to the Republic of Moldova, with the artificial politicization of a non-existent problem, the alleged existence of barriers to free movement on the right bank motivated by the criminalization of separatism in the national legislation, and which in reality is an inverted image in the light of the restrictions and obstacles abusively maintained by Tiraspol in/from the localities of the Transnistrian region.

The sides approached alarming situation of respect for human rights in the region which is continuously deteriorating and where even people known to the public are not protected, as was the case of the murder with visible signs of torture of the citizen of the Republic of Moldova Oleg Horjan.

As  regards the issues frequently cited by Tiraspol (authorization of imports of various goods, compulsory motor liability insurance policies, registration of motor vehicles in the region, etc.), it was noted that the provisions of the national regulatory framework are applied fairly and non-discriminatory throughout the territory of the country.

Photo: Reintegration Office