The Ukrainian crisis has become another obstacle in negotiations between the banks of the Dniester - head of the Transnistrian Foreign Ministry
Chisinau - Tiraspol, June 02 (Navigator, Petr Alekseev) - The crisis in Ukrainian-Russian relations in the context of the “Crimean issue” has become an additional obstacle in the negotiation process between Pridnestrovie and Moldova.
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This opinion was expressed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR, Nina Shtanski, “The Ukrainian crisis and international recognition of Pridnestrovie” in an article published by the analytical agency “Foreign Policy”.
“Now Ukraine not only accuses Transnistria of preparing Russian armed forces on its territory for an allegedly planned invasion of the Odessa region across the Transnistrian-Ukrainian border, but also declares Russia’s failure as a co-mediator in the negotiations. At the same time, Ukraine is participating in the economic blockade of Transnistria, which Moldova managed to organize with the direct participation of Kyiv in 2006. Under these conditions, consolidation of the efforts of the guarantor countries in the settlement is unlikely,” writes Shtanski.
She notes that the Ukrainian crisis “not only attracted international attention to Transnistria, but in many ways updated the referendum principle of conflict resolution.”
The foreign policy of Transnistria is derived from the national referendums held on its territory, the author recalls. The last of them took place in 2006, when 97,1% of voters supported the independence of the PMR and the subsequent free accession of Transnistria to the Russian Federation.
Subsequently, various arguments were voiced in favor of non-recognition of the results of the Transnistrian referendum: the readiness of the Moldovan leadership to withdraw from GUAM, which is unfriendly to Russia, to formally consolidate its neutral status, and to intensify the negotiation process, notes Shtanski.
“Today, almost six years later, it is obvious that such an argument is no longer tenable,” writes the head of the PMR Foreign Ministry, emphasizing that today “the moment comes again when the implementation of the will of the people, their right to self-determination, must be put at the forefront.”