Ex-Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Eugen Carpov considers the discussions on the Transnistrian issue require a lot of seriousness and a national consensus. According to him, it is absolutely imperative for the discussions on the positions of the Republic of Moldova to involve the Government, Parliament and the President’s staff. When President Dodon does it in his name, based on appraisals obtained from elsewhere, such an approach is not only populist, but also fully counterproductive. The MP made such statements in an interview for Radio Free Europe, quoted by IPN.
“I would have a number of questions as to the way in which this visit was organized and covered rather than opinions about the prospects of such a dialogue. The fact that Mister Dodon met with representatives of the Transnistrian region is something normal. It is yet important what is discussed and in what way, what commitments are assumed based on these discussions. I’m afraid that Mister Dodon will do as Mister Voronin did, when this became President and tried to resolve the Transnistrian conflict in two months, choosing to make compromises, but then regretted it a lot, and signing documents that were denounced by the Moldovan side later, and so on,” stated Eugen Carpov.
The former Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration said any commitment assumed by Igor Dodon will be mainly undertaken at the expense of himself as these commitments must be later discussed at governmental level, with the bodies of the executive. If a compromise is reached, these could be promoted by empowered negotiators. “The next element I wanted to mention is that Mister Dodon presented an older idea – to take a decision concerning a package solution. It’s easy to discuss this package that would contain provisions from the list of priorities of Chisinau and of Tiraspol as well. But we should not forget that the representatives of the Transnistrian bodies took unilateral actions during the last few years,” said the MP.
Eugen Carpov stated that the small-steps policy does not really have an alternative now. But all the economic, political, legal, social and other kinds of subjects must be discussed in parallel.
The MP also said that negotiations should be held to reach reasonable compromises, based on the international law norms, which would ensure the unity of the Republic of Moldova and greater autonomy for the Transnistrian region as a component part of this state.
