Transnistria proposed to Moldova a large number of initiatives, including draft protocol decisions about creation of free trade mechanism and priority measures of cooperation in economic sector.

According to the region’s media, these were transmitted to Moldovan side during the expert groups’ closed meeting, held on Thursday in the OSCE Mission headquarter in Tiraspol, which lasted more than 3 hours.

According to the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan republic (PMR) economic development minister Alevtina Slincenco, an agreement was achieved on the possibility to establish a subgroup for the banking sector issues. Also, the Moldovan side has committed itself to establish within two weeks a date for the meeting of phytosanitary and veterinary control specialists for discussing the mutual recognition of acts of testing and certificates.

“Also, it was discussed about the Moldovan tax bodies’ actions in relation to Transnistrian economic agents, the registration of our business entities on the territory of Moldova, transport logistics”, said she after the meeting.

Transnistria proposed to Moldova to prepare joint address to Ukraine concerning the excluding of customs stations Cuciurgan and Platonovo from the list of those, through which the transportation of excisable goods is allowed.

“Moldovan colleagues agreed to receive from us a draft address and, in their turn, to provide their own proposals for the address to Ukraine”, said Slincenco.

According to PMR deputy minister Vitaly Ignatiev, in response to the question on lands in Dubasari raion [district], raised by Moldova, Transnistria provided information that around 90% of lands are currently planned to be processed or are already being processed by farmers - residents of the Dubasari raion and adjacent villages.

“We do not see difficulties in this regard, moreover the Transnistrian government decree dated April 8, 2014 is currently acting, providing to landowners the right to use land on preferential terms”, said he.

Sides began discussing the draft protocol decision on priority steps in cooperation in economy. Moldova will present its proposals on the draft during the next expert groups meeting.