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Galina Antyufeeva, “We are not supporters of meeting with Moldovan parliamentarians for the sake of the meeting itself”

25.04.2019

Regular international meeting was held at the Parliament. This time Klaus Neukirch visited the highest legislative and representative authority. The OSCE is a mediator in the 5 + 2 political negotiations between Pridnestrovie and Moldova.

The track record of the German diplomat is quite impressive. Klaus Neukirch began his professional career as an employee of the OSCE Research Center, continued working as a spokesman for the mission of this organization in Moldova, later worked as deputy head of mission, deputy director of the center for conflict prevention, coordinator of the OSCE observer mission in Ukraine, senior political advisor to Germany OSCE and finally Head of the Council of Europe office in Albania.

The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova congratulated the Chairman of the Supreme Council on his election to this high state post, emphasizing that for all the years of conflict resolution, the mission had a constructive interaction with the deputy corps of Pridnestrovie. Klaus Neukirch noted the important role of parliament in the negotiation process.

In the course of the meeting with Klaus Neukirch, the people's representatives highlighted many aspects of the Moldovan-Pridnestrovian dialogue. They talked about the resumption of the negotiation process in the "5 + 2" format, the implementation of agreements that have already been signed by the two parties. The deputies noted that Pridnestrovie fulfills its obligations, Moldova does not. There are quite a few questions that remain open and require resolution. Above all, the creation of conditions for the free movement of citizens, the protection of their rights and freedoms, the cessation of politically motivated criminal cases. There are also issues that need to be regulated.

The topic of resuming the dialogue between the parliaments of the two sides was discussed.