Though Ukraine accepted to discuss the situation on the Nistru with the official Chisinau, it didn’t give up the idea of building six hydroelectric plants on the river, but this will lead to an ecological disaster for Moldova, Minister of Environment Valeriu Munteanu stated in the program “Moldova live” on the public TV channel Moldova 1, IPN reports.
“To say it diplomatically, we took an important step forward. Until recently, there was only a monolog on the part of Chisinau concerning the Nistru River, but a bilateral dialogue was launched after Prime Minister Pavel Filip’s visit to Kyiv. I saw the Ukrainian Premier’s readiness to have talks on the Nistru River,” stated Munteanu.
The minister noted a trial in international arbitration is not excluded, but this would last too long and would suit only the Ukrainians. “I plead for dialog. We will insist on signing a document that would be monitored by a commission representing the European Union,” he said.
Ilia Trombtski, director of the International Association “Eco-Tiras”, said there are few chances for the Moldovan authorities to reach a consensus with the Ukrainian ones as regards the Nistru River. “Ukraine didn’t ratify an international agreement signed in Rome in 2012. The only chance is for international organizations to exert pressure. We made approaches to a number of international organizations. We already know that the EBRD will not support Ukraine’s project concerning the hydroelectric plants on the Nistru,” he stated.
