Tiraspol is ready to resume talks in 5+2 format, Igor Smirnov

Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov said Tiraspol was ready to resume the talks in the 5+2 format, which could not be renewed earlier owing to a number of commitments that have not been fulfilled. The statement was made in the context of the visit paid by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis to Tiraspol, Info-Prim Neo reports, quoting the Transnistrian news portal www.pmr.name. “We discussed the agreements that are no more viable, are outdated and should be probably reviewed as well as the work of the groups of experts,” Igor Smirnov told the journalists after the meeting. The Transnistrian leader also said he was glad that they managed together with the OSCE to draw up the plan for solving the problem of guarantees of the decisions made in the negotiation process. Igor Smirnov handed over the set of documents concerning the negotiations, which were printed in concert with the Transnistrian foreign ministry, to Audronius Ažubalis. A new round of informal discussions in the 5+2 format will take place in Vienna on February 14 and 15. “Things will become clearer there. We will see if the sides really want to renew this process,” said the OSCE Chairman-in-Office. Audronius Ažubalis came to Moldova on February 8. He had a number of meetings with Moldovan political leaders. On February 9, he left for Tiraspol.