We have the understanding, results and determination to continue the dialogue between the Parliament and the Gagauz autonomy authorities, Speaker Andrian Candu said during an interview for IPN.

The Speaker said that the progress made in this direction is shown in the first semester report of the parliamentary work group for relations with the Gagauz People’s Assembly. The group adopted 21 decisions and sent them to authorities as recommendations, in order to find solutions for current problems. With the mediation of Crisis Management Initiative, the members of the parliamentary work group visited three autonomous regions in the EU – South Tirol in Italy, Wales in the UK, and the Aland Islands in Finland, in order to learn more about solving problems in the relations between autonomous regions and central authorities.

Candu said that the parliamentary communication platform is examining several amendment proposals that would help clearly separate the competences of local and central authorities. “It’s important to stress that the work group has all the necessary parliamentary support and presenting these amendment initiatives is the first step towards including them in the legislative process. The biggest problem until now was the lack of information which generated suspicions and mistrust on both sides”, said the official.