OFFICIAL CHISINAU CONDEMNS FOREIGN OFFICIALS’ PARTICIPATION IN TRANSNISTRIA ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
03.09.2010
This week’s participation by foreign state representatives in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of an event that had led to tragic conflicts not only in Moldova but also in the states concerned and may undermine the international prestige of these states as of partners in tackling frozen conflicts in the FSU area, presumes Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Issues Victor Osipov.
He stood up with this statement after Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Moldova Valery Kuzmin, speaking on behalf of Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, had congratulated Transnistria residents on the 20th anniversary of the declaration of the self-styled Transnistrian Moldovan Republic [September 2, 1990].
Ambassador Kuzmin stated in Tiraspol this week that Russia stands up for an equal-right dialog of the sides and for equipping Transnistria with a special, reliably guaranteed legal status.
In response, Victor Ossipov reminded that the Republic of Moldova is an international law subject, therefore any equality between the internationally recognized state and a rebel, non-constitutional self-proclaimed formation within its territory is absolutely out of the question.
“As for the parties in the dialog, they are already equal sides at the negotiating table, having equal rights to express their positions and present their arguments, which fact has been recognized by all the participants”, said the Deputy Prime Minister.
He underscored that resumption of official negotiations between Chisinau and Tiraspol depends exclusively on the Tiraspol authorities, who are avoiding this, so far.
Moldova’s Acting President Mihai Ghimpu offered an opinion that the Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors to Moldova came to Tiraspol for the anniversary celebration “rather because the region is populated by many ethnic Russians and Ukrainians. That was not a manifestation of their support for the Transnistrian regime because we all know the official positions of Ukraine’s and Russia’s with regard to Transnistria”.
Ghimpu compared the Transnistrian region with “a fish thrown ashore, beating in agony. Everything artificial inevitably dies – if not today then tomorrow. Let them rejoice today, and let’s see what will happen to this Leninist reservation in about a decade”.
As Infotag has already reported, earlier this week the Moldovan Government called on foreign countries’ representatives to abide by the principle of respect for friendly bilateral relations and by international law norms and to abstain from taking part in the festivities in Transnistria or from making statements touching on the problem of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova.
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