Transnistria and Gagauzia

OSCE HEAD OF MISSION CALLS ON SIDES TO KEEP TO COURSE OF CONSTRUCTIVE INTERACTION AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING

01 february, 2019

Recent developments with regard to the village of Varnita and the opening of a Transnistrian socio-cultural centre in Moscow can undermine the trust and confidence built over the past years in the Transnistrian settlement process, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Claus Neukirch, stated on Thursday in a press release.

As the OSCE mediator in the Transnistrian settlement process, the diplomat called on both Sides to keep to the course of constructive interaction and confidence building and to refrain from any unilateral actions which could be perceived as provocative or would lead to tensions.

Neukirch underlined with concern that the 57 OSCE participating States confirmed at the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Milan last December once again their commitment to a comprehensive, peaceful and sustainable settlement of the Transnistrian conflict based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova within its internationally recognized borders with a special status for Transnistria that fully guarantees the human, political, economic and social rights of its population.

“It is equally clear that the village of Varnita is administered by the local authorities confirmed in the Moldovan local elections of June 2015,” the Head of Mission said added.

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